In less than a week’s time, Prince Julian
of Sweden will be baptised and become a member of the Swedish
Lutheran church. This will be the first official gathering of all
the members of the Swedish Royal Family in more than a year. Here’s
everything you need to know about the christening of King Carl XVI
Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s eighth grandchild. The ceremony On
Saturday…
Greece’s Tatoi Palace in Athens is under
threat of a ravaging wildfire. Fire crews of over 700 people have
been working through the night to battle the flames. Evacuations
are taking place in the threatened area, and the Greek Ministry of
Culture has ordered the…
Several different royals have competed at
the Olympic games throughout the last century and a quarter. The
British Royal Family is well-known for their equestrian presence at
the games. However, there are several other European royals who
have taken part. King Olav V of…
Rachel Meghan Markle was born on 4 August
in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. The daughter of a TV
lighting director, and a makeup artist, many wouldn’t have expected
Meghan to start a completely new life in England and become the
Duchess of Sussex. After graduating from Northwestern University in
2003, Meghan began to pursue her acting career. Working as a
freelance calligrapher…
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…
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 get people guessing than the Queen
Mum herself. In 1980, as preparations were under way for her
eightieth birthday…
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…
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 20th of September 1986
with Countess Albina du Boisrouvrai and Massimo Bianchi as her
godparents. Countess Albina, a second…