The Duchess of Kent has died at the age
of 92. Buckingham Palace announced her death. Katharine died on
September 4 2025 at Kensington Palace. She was one of the best
loved members of the Royal Family but for many, she was the royal
who handed out the trophies at Wimbledon. All that came to an
abrupt end – but her support for the championships remains an
enduring memory. For many, the…
The Duchess of Kent: The first member of the Royal Family to convert to Roman Catholicism in modern times
5th September 2025
The Duchess of Kent has died at the age
of 92. A remarkable woman in every respect, she was a trailblazer –
breaking boundaries and starting conversations. The Duchess stepped
back from public life a couple of decades before her passing, but
maintained the position of…
Buckingham Palace has announced the death
of the Duchess of Kent at the age of 92. A Buckingham Palace
spokesperson said the Duchess died peacefully at Kensington Palace
surrounded by her family. The statement reads: “It is with deep
sorrow that Buckingham Palace…
The Danish Royal Family has several
impressive pieces of jewellery, with many worn only by the current
queen. The Connaught Sapphire Brooch can be worn by anyone in the
family, though, making it a beautiful and versatile piece.
The Connaught Sapphire Brooch features a large sapphire surrounded
by smaller round diamonds with two smaller ropes of pearls beneath
and a diamond and pearl floral…
The relationship between Princess Diana
and the Princess Royal has long been in the spotlight, with many
commentators wondering what the bond between the two sisters-in-law
was like. The bond, or lack of one, between the two women was often
discussed in the years before…
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…
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. However, almost 24 hours after she said
‘I do’, there is still no official word on who designed the dress.
Marie…
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…
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 said no to a tiara. She chose
fake flowers instead which is showing your enemies the door with
about as much class as…
