On 5 January 1956, from her parents’
house, Grace Kelly announced her engagement to Prince Rainier III
of Monaco. “A big day in Philadelphia when millionaire John
B. Kelly’s daughter, film star Grace Kelly, announces her
engagement to Prince Rainier, the 32-year-old ruler of the pocket
state of Monaco. A pretty famous pocket at that, it consists almost
entirely of Monte Carlo. In…
The person who we now know as Queen Sofía
of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was
known differently at birth as she was titled Princess Sophia of
Greece and Denmark, and her parents were the then Prince Paul of
Greece and Princess Frederica, a…
As Royal Central marks the 90th
anniversary of the birth of one of modern history’s most famous
princesses, we are taking a look back at some of Grace’s most
stylish moments of the 1950s. This decade saw her rise to Hollywood
stardom by the mid ’50s, with an Oscar…
Her gown she wore for her religious
marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an
icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress
before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of
Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil ceremony the day before the church
service beamed around the world and for that event, this royal
bride wore pink. The two piece…
The cities hosting the Royal Run 2020
have been announced by the Royal Danish House. 2020 will be the
third year of the race after its creation in 2018 for Crown Prince
Frederik’s 50th birthday celebrations. There were over 70,000 Danes
who took part in the 2018 race in…
Ninety Years of Grace: the most famous royal wedding dress of all?
1st November 2019
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf
1st November 2019
The Danish Police has announced that,
earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim
man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that
the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch.
Danish Police arrested the 33-year-old man who will remain in
custody for ten days so that they can investigate the case. During
questioning, the man has…
It’s been a busy October here at Royal
Central, and this month we’re adding another perspective to our
royal style roundup with the addition of our newest reporter, Laura
Farout. Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter: With so many royal events
this month it was tough to…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke to
students and scientists about the impact Brexit has on science
yesterday during a working visit to the Royal Netherlands Academy
of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam’s Trippenhuis. Upon the
arrival of Her Majesty, she was…
This week, King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen
Silvia of Sweden hosted a lunch for the Nordic prime ministers,
presidents and other Nordic politicians in connection with the
Nordic Council session in Sweden. The lunch was held at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. This year, the Nordic Council’s 71st session
was held in Sweden. The agenda included discussions on climate,
sustainability and young…
