Queen Paola of Belgium is marking her
84th birthday quietly but she is set to tell her own story for the
first time since it was confirmed that her husband, King Albert,
fathered a child outside of marriage. Earlier this year, newspaper
Nieuwsblad, broke the exclusive that Brussels Screen Film Fund had
secured an interview with Queen Paola. While the contents of the
interview aren’t…
The Royal Family out in force for wedding blessing
10th September 2021
Princess Alexandra’s granddaughter, Flora
Vesterberg, and her husband, Timothy, have been joined by members
of the Royal Family for wedding celebrations. Embed from
Getty…
The English Queens of France
10th September 2021
On an autumn day, over 500 years ago,
Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, marriedthe French king, Louis
XII. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France
transformed Mary into the Queen of France. No other English
princess held that title after…
Prince William's career as an air ambulance pilot
10th September 2021
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…
Marie Antoinette's diamonds up for sale
10th September 2021
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…
Mysterious Mary, the queen's daughter who disappeared
9th September 2021
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…
Review: Harry & Meghan - Escaping the Palace
8th September 2021
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…
How many sapphires are there in the Imperial State Crown?
8th September 2021
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…

