On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would never have considered chatting let alone taking the step that would inevitably follow this brief exchange. But after a short time together, with chaperones, of…
She’s the future queen consort, a mother of three – including a future king – and one of the most famous women in the world. But back in 1982, the future Duchess of Cambridge was just another baby in the nursery at Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Catherine…
It was a quiet country house, described by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the birthplace of one of…
The official announcement that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace. Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between the two nations.
One of the…
In the series “Before they were royal” we are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional lives before gaining their royal title. The third edition focuses on The Duchess of Sussex or Meghan Markle as she was known before her marriage.
Her…
In the series “Before they were royal” we are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional lives before gaining their royal title. The second edition focuses on Queen Máxima of the Netherlands or Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti as she was known…
Twice a year the Queen bestows upon the hardest working people an award of achievement. This award can be given to people from all walks of life, and is a formal recognition by the royal family of an individual’s achievements in their sector. A person can be awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire…
The World Cup is about to get underway in Russia with the England squad now at their training camp with royal backing after the Duke of Cambridge visited them ahead of their departure for the competition. We know there will be no Windsor representation in the VIP stands…
Prince Philip has had 97-years of collecting the wonderful and unusual
10th June 2018
Somewhere behind the closed doors of the Royal Residences lays the Duke of Edingburgh’s vast and unusual collections.
Prince Philip has had 97-years to build his collections, and without a doubt, he has some of the best.
As a child, the Duke recalled first collecting…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! - 36 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2018
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 36th birthday here are 36 facts on the Swedish royal:
1. Madeleine recently admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally a shy person, but she is “working on it.”
2. When she and her husband, Chris lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak in German to one another to keep…
