On 20 March 2018, Westminster Abbey
released a statement that the late Professor Stephen Hawking who
passed away on 14 March 2018, would be honoured with a Special
Thanksgiving Service, during which his ashes would be interred at
the Abbey; a second statement was released on 28 March to confirm
that this would now be scheduled to take place on Friday 15 June,
with further details to be announced…
Prince William married his long-time
girlfriend Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011. Today, let’s take a
look back at the ceremony and the couple. Prince William, the
oldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales,
was born 21 June 1982 in London. His…
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…
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 2008. The bride chose flowers
that featured many elements seen through the years at royal
marriages and added her own twist to…
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…
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 among the blooms she carried. This
wasn’t just any old burst of brightness. The bride’s bouquet
included thistles, a really…
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…
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 know, so far, about the first Royal Wedding
of 2018. The Big Day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married on
May 19th 2018 at…
