As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress, choice of venue and honeymoon destination
were pored over even if actual details were hard to come by (sound
familiar?) but one…
An actress from California, Meghan
Markle, probably never thought she would marry into one of the most
famous families in the world, let alone become a duchess. In honour
of her 40th birthday, Royal Central is taking a look at the romance
between Meghan and Prince Harry that…
The first famous Windsor woman to be born
on August 4th lived most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet
one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no
one is really sure exactly where Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
was born. And no one did more to…
Nowadays, it is difficult to see royals
competing in Olympic Games, and, with the Tokyo Summer Games
underway, here is a look back at King Felipe’s history with this
event. Let’s rewind the clock back to the 25th of July 1992,
in the city of Barcelona. The Catalonian capital had been selected
six years prior to host the Summer Games, in what was to be the
last time both the Summer and…
On the afternoon of August 3rd 2020, a
simple letter was sent to the King of Spain. In it, the man who had
once ruled the country told his successor that he was leaving to
protect the monarchy. By the time that letter was made public, Juan
Carlos I of Spain had gone into…
Who is Charlotte Casiraghi, granddaughter of Princess Grace?
3rd August 2021
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi was
born on 3 August 1986, the second of three children born to
Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi. She was
born in the maternity wing of the Princess Grace Hospital Centre in
La Colle, Monaco, and was christened on the…
On top of a small hill in southern Italy
is a completely unique building with a long royal history. Castel
del Monte, Italian for “Castle of the Mountain,” is a 13th-century
citadel situated by the village of Andria. The history of this
unique building started in the 1240s when King Frederick II
inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. Frederick
II was King of Sicily…
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is the
youngest of five children born to Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess
Sibylla. All four of his siblings are sisters, and the youngest of
these is Princess Christina. Princess Christina Louise Helena was
born on 3 August 1943, three…
For the last millennium, royal mistresses
have played a substantial role at court – given that most royals
were not allowed to marry for love and instead served as strategic
national alliances. So it makes sense that in many marriages, one
or both partners would look…
With the Olympics underway, let’s take a
look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the
Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal
competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the
Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family
members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf
and Queen Silvia met at the…