On the 28th anniversary of Diana,
Princess of Wales’s death in August 1997, Royal Central takes a
look back at the life of a remarkable woman who would become known
as the ‘People’s Princess’. Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1
July 1961 at Park House within the royal Sandringham Estate. She
was the fourth child to be welcomed by John Spencer, 8th Earl
Spencer and his wife, Frances…
An heirloom tiara and a mysterious dress: how Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein wowed at her summer royal wedding
31st August 2025
Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein
is keeping everyone guessing over the origins of her very on trend
wedding dress. The bride, who married Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer in
Vaduz on August 30 2025, chose a beautiful tulle gown covered in
embroidery for her big day.
Queen Sonja of Norway's battle to be accepted as a royal bride
30th August 2025
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have just celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary. While the
royal couple are now beloved in Norway, Sonja faced a tough journey
to become queen. Sonja Haraldsen was born in July 1937 to
Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen.
This royal wedding cake was taller than the bride and groom and only two people were involved in making it
29th August 2025
The royal wedding that took place in Oslo
on August 29 1968 had taken years to arrive after rows about
whether the groom, Norway’s future king, could really marry someone
without a title of their own. But when Harald and Sonja, now King
and Queen of Norway, finally married they had royal approval as
well as popular support. And to really sweeten the special day,
their wedding cake was a gift…
You expect flowers at a wedding but these
ones were part of a royal fashion statement that packed a real
punch. One royal bride spent years being talked about as just not
good enough for a ruling dynasty and when she finally did walk down
the aisle to marry her prince, she…
This is the longest reigning monarch in history and how he managed to stay in power so long surprised me
28th August 2025
While Queen Elizabeth II’s reign was an
impressive 70 years and 214 days, there is one sovereign monarch in
history whose reign is even longer- King Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Louis XIV of France reigned for 72 years and 110 years. The epitome
of an absolute…
The future King George IV was born to
King George III and Queen Charlotte on 12 August 1762, less than a
year after their wedding. The much-welcomed heir would go on to
become one of the most notorious monarchs in history, with a
coronation unrivalled by any other. A coronation sixty years in the
making By the time King George IV became monarch in 1820, he had
spent nearly a decade in…
The true sustainable queen of the summer: Mary of Denmark goes back in time and I love her latest pick
26th August 2025
Queen Mary of Denmark has shown she is
the queen of sustainable style with a very deep dive into her
closet. King Frederik and Queen Mary kicked off their summer
cruise on Monday, 25 August when the Royal Yacht Dannebrog sailed
into Sæby harbor. Kongehuset After…
The Queen of Denmark goes barefoot in the sand on major royal tour and it makes me like her even more
25th August 2025
The Queen of Denmark kicked off her shoes
to go barefoot in the sand as she carried out one of the biggest
tours of her year. Queen Mary dived into the warm (ish) sands of
Råbjerg Mile as she was given a tour alongside her husband, King
Frederik. Even a queen…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
made a very practical style choice during a big day out. Victoria
was on a day out in Gamleby in south east Sweden when the summer
weather took a turn for autumn and the future queen found herself
in the middle of a downpour that even included a deluge of
hailstones. The ever practical Crown Princess swapped out the heels
she had picked to go with her…
