It’s perhaps the most famous and talked
about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the
Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in
April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to
begin a royal wedding tradition known around the world. But do you
actually know what this celebrated bouquet looks like? The chances
are that the answer is no…
It was a royal wedding that mixed
traditional and modern and the bride’s bouquet fitted right in.
Autumn Patricia Kelly was the debut bride of a new generation when
she married the Queen’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, at St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor on May 17th…
Following the birth of Princess
Madeleine’s third child, Princess Adrienne, we take a look at how
royal titles are used in the Scandinavian monarchies. Sweden The
members of the Swedish Royal Family carry the style of Royal
Highness with the title of Prince/Princess of…
Professor Stephen Hawking, who has died
at the age of 76, was one of Britain’s greatest ever scientists but
despite being given many honours, he declined a knighthood.
However, that didn’t stop him developing an apparently relaxed
relationship with the Queen. As the world pays tributes to one of
its all-time great thinkers, let’s look back at the times royalty
celebrated Professor…
This is one royal wedding bouquet you’re
not going to miss. When the Princess Royal’s only daughter, Zara,
married Mike Tindall in Edinburgh on July 30th 2011, her flowers
made a striking impression. For, unusually among royal brides, Zara
included a splash of colour…
All brides need a bouquet and a royal
bride is no different. Flowers are as much a part of a wedding as
the dress, the cake and the first kiss so as the countdown to the
first Royal Wedding of 2018 hits its stride, Royal Central will be
looking back at the bouquets…
When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall announced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted
no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor Castle followed by a service of blessing
at St. George’s Chapel later the same day. Yet just a week later,
they had to move their civil…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been
sharing more details of their marriage with just over two months to
go until they say ‘I do’. The couple are promising a ‘moment of fun
and joy’ so to get in that celebratory spirit, Royal Central
rounds up everything we…
The Duchess of Cambridge has become the
patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
(RCOG). She’s just the second patron of the organization but her
new role is the continuation of a long association between the
college and the Royal Family. To mark the…
Today, Queen Elizabeth will be entering
her 67th year as monarch. A feat never achieved before by a British
monarch. She will not be celebrating the occasion because the date
also marks the anniversary of her father’s death. The next
nationwide celebrations for a jubilee occasion will be in 2022 when
Her Majesty celebrates 70 years on the throne. The Platinum Jubilee
will take place in the…
