Royal weddings bring all kinds of expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter. For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage wearing a tiara. When the wedding will result in them becoming a consort or consort in waiting, the expectation is even higher. However, some of the most high profile royal brides of recent times have decided to ditch the diadem. Royal…
After Princess Beatrice’s surprise wedding we’ve definitely got gowns on the brain. From Britain to Sweden, we’re sharing our favourite royal wedding gowns from around the world.
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter
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1 July 1999:
On this day in 1999, Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley was born at the Portland Hospital in Marylebone, London. He is the only son and elder child of David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon and is a grandchild of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II Statues Toppled in Winnipeg, Canada During Protests
2nd July 2021
Two royal statues in Winnipeg, Manitoba have been torn down by protestors. Protestors participating in a march to raise awareness for atrocities committed against First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples toppled the statues on 1 July.
With the discovery of more and more unmarked graves at residential school sites, 1 July was quite different this year. Normally marked by Canada Day celebrations…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the attention of the world. The wedding was one…
On Thursday 1 July, 2021, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and members of the Spencer family gathered in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace to unveil a statue in honour of the late Princess of Wales. Thursday would have been her 60th birthday, and the two…
When Diana, Princess of Wales died tragically in 1997, the loss launched an unparalleled public outpouring of grief. As her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, unveil a new statue in her honour at Kensington Palace, let’s take a look at other memorials to Diana that exist around the world.
THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN – HYDE PARK
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It’s the place where one of the most famous royal stories of the 20th century began. Park House, on the Sandringham Estate, was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana was born there on July 1st 1961. Her parents, then Viscount and Viscountess Althorp…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would later join.
Let’s take a look at the…
Diana Frances Spencer was born 1 July 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances Spencer, Viscountess Althorp (née Roche.) While many know of Diana and her early years, many might not know much about her parents. In honour of her 60th birthday, Royal Central looks at who John and Frances were and how they had ties…
