The Duke & Duchess of Sussex have announced that they are to step back as senior royals, instead focusing on splitting their time between the UK and North America.
Within moments of the news being announced via the couple’s Instagram account, many people began asking what this means for Prince Harry, particularly in the line of succession to the throne.
Speaking to Royal Central…
Following Harry & Meghan's resignation, who are the 'senior royals'?
8th January 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex effectively resigned as senior royals on Wednesday, deciding that they would prefer to split their time between the UK and North America while ”continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen”.
In a statement, Harry & Meghan said…
As a new royal decade gets under way, thoughts turn to the future and what the coming years will hold for the monarchies which now rule across Europe. Several have seen major changes in the past ten years and all enter the new decade facing challenges as well as triumphs. As…
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse and Kristin Contino as they try to pick their standout moments of the royal years just gone.
We’d love to hear from you, too. Share your favourite memory…
As the decade winds to a close, let’s look back at the new duchesses of the United Kingdom, the new generation of royal dukes and duchesses in Sweden, and the new heir in Belgium.
The Duchess of Cambridge
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Upon her marriage to…
The Royal 2010s: Looking Back at the Accession of King Willem-Alexander
27th December 2019
Today we’re looking back at the accession of King Willem-Alexander
of the Netherlands, the first Dutch king in 123 years, and the first new monarch
of the decade.
On 28 January 2013, Queen Beatrix appeared on television to
deliver a speech. She began:
“As you all…
Today, we continue looking back at the royal decade with the biggest royal weddings in Europe.
United Kingdom
Prince William and Catherine Middleton – 29 April 2011
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Prince William married his university sweetheart, Kate
Middleton, after a nearly decade-long relationship, in Westminster Abbey in
2011.
Upon their marriage, they became the Duke and…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last month of the year will bring for…
To conclude our series on the Princess consorts of Monaco, we look at the current titleholder, Princess Charlene – the wife of the Prince of Monaco, Albert II.
Charlene Lynette Wittstock was born Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 25 January 1978 to Michael and…
As Royal Central marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Princess Grace of Monaco, we have a special podcast for you. Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, explains why Grace is so important in the US while Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, looks at Grace’s place in Monaco’s history. And Desk Editor, Lydia Starbuck, asks why one princess could make such a…
