The second week of September is when the UK marks Air Ambulance Week (AAW.) For 2021, the week takes place from 6th to the 12th of September and is a chance for air ambulance charities across the UK to come together to deliver the vital message, “every second counts and every penny matters.” In honour of the 2021 Air Ambulance Week, Royal Central is taking a look at the Duke of…
Royal tour fashion favourites: Diana, Princess of Wales in Italy, 1985
10th September 2021
Royal tours are always a source of excitement, not just for interesting locales and fun engagements but also for stand-out style moments. This summer, Royal Central is looking back at some of the best tour fashion moments from over the years.
The Prince and Princess of…
Diamonds once worn by Marie Antoinette are going up for auction later this year.
Two diamond bracelets belonging to the ill fated queen are set to go under the hammer in Geneva in November.
The gems form part of the collection that Marie Antoinette had sent from France…
Around the same time that the UK introduced new succession laws that allowed girls the same rights as boys, the country also passed same sex marriage legislation. But royal laws haven’t caught up with that yet. In the future, as is the case in most European countries, a prince may take a husband and a princess may choose a wife. But when that happens, what title will be bestowed on them?
We…
Within the walls of one of England’s most picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much anticipated and much talked…
Warning: Spoilers below for Lifetime’s Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace.
We’d seen the previews and photo stills from Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, so I knew the first scene was going to be of Meghan in a Diana-like car crash. It was a dream…
The Imperial State Crown is one of the most popular royal crowns, not only in Britain but across the globe. Given that September’s birthstone is September, it is the perfect time to look at the two historic sapphires set in the Imperial State Crown.
St. Edward’s Sapphire is one of the notable sapphires in the State Crown. It is an octagonal, rose-cut sapphire and sits in the cross at…
Among Europe’s royal families, the Swedish Royal Family owns one of the the most impressive jewelry collections. The Leuchtenberg sapphire and diamond parure in particular goes back to early 19th century and is said to have been a wedding gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to…
The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara
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This is one of the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. Created from a sapphire…
The much-anticipated film Spencer is just months away from its release date. The Pablo Larrain film takes place in 1991 during the Christmas holiday at Sandringham House. Based on the later years of the marriage of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles, the film centres around when Diana decides to end her marriage to Charles. Kristen Stewart, who is playing the late princess, is continuing…
