The Academy Awards take place in Hollywood tonight with Olivia Colman in the running for Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. If the British star does pick up the Oscar (and she has to get past the mighty Glenn Close to do that) then she’ll join a select list of performers who have won at the biggest film awards in the world for playing a monarch. As Olivia (and…
Meghan, Beyonce and a royal portrait that's got everyone talking
21st February 2019
It’s the royal portrait everyone is talking about right now and it’s all about Meghan. As they picked up the BRIT for Best International Group, Beyonce and Jay Z said their thank yous in front of an imagined portrait of the Duchess of Sussex in rather traditional royal…
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion…
As the Duchess of Cornwall heads to London Fashion Week, a look at the 'Camilla Effect'
19th February 2019
The Duchess of Cornwall is going FROW on February 19th with a visit to London Fashion Week where she will present the Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design. We’re used to seeing the word duchess and designer in the same sentence and Camilla’s couture isn’t necessarily the reason as the spotlight falls on a younger generation. But as she takes on this major presentation on behalf of the Queen…
Death of Lee Radziwill, the princess who came to the new Camelot
16th February 2019
Lee Radziwill has died at the age of 85. The former princess was known as a socialite and style icon while her attempts to forge an acting career were well documented. But for many, she will always be the little sister of Jackie Kennedy.
In the early 1960s, with Jackie and…
We’ve reached that point of a royal pregnancy where there are already too many things to speculate about. The gender, name and even title of baby Sussex are all the subject of debate but one thing is certain. Harry and Meghan’s baby is already going to cost their parents…
The House of Windsor just can’t get away from weddings. While Lady Gabriella Windsor keeps on with the planning for her big day with Thomas Kingston, set for Windsor at some point in 2019, the castle itself is fast turning into a one stop shop for wedding dresses.
Just as the exhibition of the outfits worn at their marriage by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is coming to an end, a new display…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a three day visit to Morocco, touching down on February 23rd for a series of engagements carried out at the request of the UK government. As Harry and Meghan prepare for this latest high profile trip, Royal Central takes a look back…
Diana and Anne's relationship in spotlight as new TV show examines claims they didn't get along
5th February 2019
The relationship between Diana, Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal is in the spotlight again as a new series of programmes focused on the Queen’s family airs. The bond, or lack of one, between the two women was often discussed in the years before Diana’s death and…
The royal year is underway, and while January might not be the busiest month of them all, The Royal Family have been out and about as their 2019 diaries begin to fill. Royal Central has been taking a look at what they’ve been up to in January and how this royal year is starting to take shape.
First of all, a word on the numbers. We’ve totted up the total number of events listed for each member…
