A member of the Royal Family since 2011,
the Duchess of Cambridge has become patron of a number of
organisations across the United Kingdom, particularly focused on
the Duchess’s interests, including young people, mental health, and
sport. As the Duchess celebrates her 40th birthday, Royal Central
is looking at her patronages supporting sport. All England Lawn
Tennis and Croquet…
Several military marches that are a part
of our musical heritage were composed by King Carl Johan of Sweden
and Norway’s grandson, Prince Gustaf. In 1852, the 25-year-old
Gustaf, the “singer prince,” became the first royal to die at the
new palace in…
Royal Mint unveils new coin showing The Queen on horseback to mark her Platinum Jubilee
6th January 2022
A brand new 50p marking The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee has been launched and it’s already making history.
The new design, which shows The Queen on horseback, is the first
collectable 50p coin marking a major royal event. Created by John
Bergdahl, the image…
The life of Elizabeth II is one of the
most well documented in history. But one integral part of her story
remains unknown – the exact time that her reign began is a mystery.
Elizabeth II succeeded her father, George VI, on February 6th 1952.
She was told that she was now Monarch by Prince Philip during a
stay in Kenya after he received news that the King had died. But
the moment that…
Each monarch leaves their mark, placing
their personality on the fabric of history. And charting those
footprints tells a story all of its own. From births to weddings,
coronations to the passing of power, the major moments in a
monarch’s life have an impact far beyond…
In February of 2022, a new biography of
Queen Alexandra will be hitting bookshelves. On 28 February,
Frances Dimond’s Queen Alexandra: Loyalty and Love will be
available. This is the first major Queen Alexandra biography that
covers both her public and private lives.
The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals to the sad farewells, we
look at the queenly events that took place in the first month of
the year. A Calendar of…
It promises to be a very busy royal year
with plenty to look forward to over the coming twelve months.
There’s not one but two jubilees as well as a host of big birthdays
and wedding anniversaries and that’s before anyone steps outside a
palace and gets busy. As…
It was, once more, a royal year like no
other. As 2021 winds to a close, fading to nothing more than
memories, many moments remain, but some linger more than others.
The past twelve months have proved challenging for everyone,
royalty included, and amongst the joy has been…
The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting
31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals
was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family
began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan
Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when
the controversies around him seemed almost forgotten as the young
princess who is in line to inherit the throne he helped recreate
stepped into the…
