As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
ninth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on the
Dukedom of Edinburgh. Originally published on 19th November 2022,
the full post can be read below. It’s one of the most famous titles
in recent royal history but its creation, seventy five years ago
today, came as little…
The queen’s daughter who disappeared without trace - one of Tudor England's most intriguing mysteries
29th December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
tenth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on Mary
Seymour – the only child of Katherine Parr. Originally published on
13th July 2022, the full post can…
ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: How The Queen's Green Canopy became a tribute to an historic reign
28th December 2022
It started out as a loving gift to Her
Majesty in honour of her 70 years of service and it became a
memorial to Queen Elizabeth II and her historic reign. The Queen’s
Green Canopy has resulted in the planting of more than one million
trees throughout the Commonwealth.
The poignant words of a famous King's Christmas speech that echo through the years
24th December 2022
They were the words spoken by a king as a
country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were
handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. Now,
they pay tribute to them both, written for posterity at the chapel
where both now rest. As Britain prepares for its first King’s
Christmas speech in seventy years, the words of one of the most
famous festive addresses of…
She had made the season her own. The
festive season at the end of the 19th century was very different
from that in 1837, the year she had become monarch. Yet the final
Christmas of Queen Victoria was filled with heartbreak. The queen
herself could not get away from it…
Sandringham, the favourite home where the Royal Family spends Christmas
22nd December 2022
King Charles III is gathering the Royal
Family around him at Sandringham for Christmas celebrations. It’s
the first festive season for them since the death of Queen
Elizabeth II and the first time the whole family has been able to
gather at the Norfolk estate for…
The Dutch December month is already quite
busy with the Sinterklaas celebrations in early December, but the
Dutch Royal Family also celebrate the traditional Christmas. As
Queen Máxima is from Argentina, the family often spends their
Christmas break in Argentina. King Willem-Alexander,
Queen Máxima, and their three daughters, Princesses Amalia,
Alexia, and Ariane, spent several of the last…
For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II was
a staple of Christmas Day, appearing on television, radio and on
the internet throughout her reign to deliver her annual Christmas
Message. This year, King Charles III will deliver his first
Christmas broadcast – a tradition…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not…
Rosenborg Castle has plenty of royal
history and carries an air of regal menace that is only slightly
softened when the snow falls. Decked in flakes, it still looks as
if its only place in a fairytale is as the home of a villain. It
has majesty and mystery and covered in snow, it’s a winter wonder.
Guillaume Baviere, via Flickr Rosenborg was built on the orders of
Christian IV who ruled…
