Amalienborg Palace, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the primary residence of the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born there on 16 April 1940, during the reign of her predecessor and grandfather, Christian X. Besides being the birthplace of the first Danish queen to reign in seven hundred years, it has a long and illustrious history.
Amalienborg is made up of four…
Even over two decades after her death, Diana, Princess of Wales fascinates people to this day. This year, Diana would have turned 60 on 1 July, so many documentaries and programmes are being released to mark the occasion throughout the year.
Coming later this month, The…
The Sussexes and Wessexes show that royalty is a tradition, not a trade - reinventing it never succeeds
12th May 2021
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to leave the UK for America might seem like a royal first to many, the discussions of leaving ‘The Firm’ have been held more frequently, and more recently, than you may expect.
On the face of it, the Duke and Duchess…
Royal fashion is still a popular topic today, with RepliKates and Mirror-Megs immediately selling out on the spot. And with the late Princess of Wales’ wedding dress about to go on display, it is obvious that royal wedding dresses are pieces of history. We continue our Fashion Favourites series with the trendsetting Princess (and later Queen) Alexandra of Denmark, who played a large role in…
On 17 May 2021, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will be turning 50 years old. In honour of her milestone birthday, Royal Central is looking back at some of her notable fashion moments.
Since her wedding to the then-Prince of Orange, Willem-Alexander, Máxima has…
One question which has been asked over the years is why Zara Tindall, like her brother, Peter Phillips, does not have a royal title, unlike their royal cousins. They are neither prince nor princess and don’t have the style of HRH in front of their names.
Their…
The House of Windsor is returning to some kind of normality after the sadness of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh and the mourning period that followed his passing on April 9th 2021. The past week has seen several high profile engagements as well as a string of other visits that have brought the Royal Family’s diary closer to levels seen following the first lockdown in England last summer.
Prince Harry and his beloved mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, are bound together by more than just genetics. They are united in their mischievous smiles and their desire to help others. But, there are also other ties that bind. In life, Diana spoke openly about her…
Atlantic Crossing - Fact vs Fiction - a series full of mistakes that many viewers will simply accept as facts
7th May 2021
Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen, who is based in Oslo, talks us through the inaccuracies contained within Atlantic Crossing – an eight-part series looking at the plight of the Norwegian Crown Princess during World War II.
Atlantic…
Atlantic Crossing is now airing on PBS in the United States and Canada. It is an eight-part mini-series, looking at the Crown Princess of Norway’s escape to safety in the United States with her children during the Second World War and her friendship with American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It stars Sofia Helin as Crown Princess Martha and Kyle MacLachlan as Franklin Roosevelt. Atlantic…
