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 started by his great-grandfather,
King George V, and continued through his grandfather, King George
VI via radio broadcast. It…
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…
Paddington steals the show again as the Royal Family celebrate a new Christmas tradition
16th December 2022
He’s almost part of the family, now.
Paddington Bear, who so famously starred in a sketch with Queen
Elizabeth II to mark her Platinum Jubilee and became a poignant
symbol of remembrance following Her Late Majesty’s death, took a
starring role in a new royal tradition. As the Princess of Wales
welcomed hundreds to Westminster Abbey for her second Christmas
carol service, Paddington was…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry…
The nominations for the 80th Annual
Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and once again, Netflix’s
The Crown has made the list. The show has been nominated for Best
TV Series – Drama. Imelda Staunton is nominated for Best Actress in
a Drama Series for her…
The accession of a baby who became one of the most famous queens of all
14th December 2022
Mary Queen of Scots was born on 8
December 1542, at Linlithgow Palace, incidentally the birthplace of
her father, James V of Scotland, in West Lothian, some fifteen
miles distance from Edinburgh. The palace’s name translates
literally as the “loch in the damp hollow” and still overlooks a
inland loch. Today it is maintained by Historic Scotland and
was the residence of Scotland’s monarchs…
She was the queen who made her mark on
Christmas. So much of how we celebrate the festive season began in
the Victorian era and the monarch who gave her name to that time
left intricate records of how she celebrated. In this special
series, Royal Central looks at some of the…
Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s beloved
consort, was an eager skater who loved winter sports as part of
enduring royal pleasure. Not only did he drive the Queen’s sledge
when the royal couple were visiting Brighton during a sudden
snowfall, but he also enjoyed charming…
Romance and intrigue: the fascinating stories of royal Christmas babies
12th December 2022
The Christmas story begins, of course,
with a baby and there’s something about a Christmas birthday that
makes it all the more interesting, even if mean relatives do double
up on presents. Some of the most intriguing royal stories of all
have begun on Christmas Eve, leading to lives filled with romance,
tragedy and drama. King John of England Let’s start with the birth
of a king. It’s…
