It’s a fact universally acknowledged that
a royal dukedom rarely comes without a secondary title. The Queen
normally hands out several subsidiary titles to those she creates a
duke and Prince Harry was no exception. When his grandmother made
him Duke of Sussex on his wedding day, May 19th 2018, she also made
him Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. And Harry’s earldom has
become one of the…
On Wednesday, the Belgian government
announced that King Philippe is putting his support behind the “Be
Heroes” initiative. The initiative has been created to honour
everyday heroes who will be recognised during the National Day
ceremonies on the 21st of…
On Tuesday, King Felipe and Queen Letizia
of Spain presented three journalism awards. The ceremony,
which took place at the new ABC headquarters in Madrid, was held to
award three journalism prizes: the “Mariano de Cavia” Prize, which
went to Javier Cercas, the…
A picture is worth a thousand words and
sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most
perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a
tale all of their own. In this occasional series, Royal
Central looks at some of the best known pictures in regal history
and today we rewind almost four decades to a very famous debut in
London. The picture – June 22nd 1982…
It was a quiet country affair, far
removed from the pomp and ceremony we’ve come to expect from royal
weddings. The setting was an English parish church, the regal guest
list only filled a couple of pews, and the bride walked in several
minutes late carrying her own train…
One of the busiest members of the Royal
Family is celebrating a special birthday this month. Birgitte, the
Duchess of Gloucester, is 75 on June 20th. The mother of three is
married to the Queen’s cousin Prince Richard, the Duke of
Gloucester. Originally from Denmark…
Today, Birgitte, the Duchess of
Gloucester, will celebrate her 75th birthday. A Danish member of
the British Royal Family, Birgitte is married to Prince Richard,
the Duke of Gloucester, who is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth
II. Together the couple has three children: Alexander Windsor, Earl
of Ulster (b. 1974), Lady Davina Windsor (b. 1977), and Lady Rose
Gilman (b.1980). On her milestone…
When Sophie Rhys Jones married Prince
Edward on June 19th 1999 at St. George’s Chapel, she carried a
bouquet with more than a hint of the past about it. The couple who
starred in the last big Windsor wedding of the 20th century had
gone for something of a medieval theme in…
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up
its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her
marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel,
Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor
bridal dress of the 20th century and…
On 27 May 1937, just a few days before
Wallis Simpson and the former King Edward VIII were due to be
married, a letter arrived from King George VI with “not very good
news.” Edward then learned that while Wallis would become Duchess
of Windsor upon marriage, she would be denied the usual style of
Her Royal Highness. He commented, “This is a nice wedding present.”
This decision was…
