This year marks the bicentenary of not only the birth of Queen Victoria but also of her husband, Prince Albert. Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s beloved consort, was an eager skater who loved winter sports as part of enduring royal pleasure. Not only did he drive the Queen’s sledge when the royal couple were visiting Brighton during a sudden snowfall, but he also enjoyed charming activities…
All royal wedding dresses are keenly anticipated but there is always slightly more interest and slightly more pressure when the gown on show belongs to a queen in waiting. On December 4th 1999, Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz walked into the Town Hall of Brussels for…
So what did she say? A clip of the Princess Royal taking part in a conversation in which several world leaders appear to question Donald Trump’s behaviour has become one of this week’s biggest social media hits. But while the words of Canada’s Prime Minister…
Royal Wedding Rewind: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
4th December 2019
It was the last major royal wedding of the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage, Royal Central…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last month of the year will bring for…
Queen Margrethe takes charge of Denmark's royal Christmas countdown
2nd December 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – well, at the Amalienborg Palace at least. As December gets under way, the Danish Royal Family have a special treat in store for their fans and it’s all under the control of none other than Queen Margrethe…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter:
I chose just one outfit this month: the Duchess of Cambridge in a new black lace Alexander McQueen gown for the Royal Variety Performance.
The Duke of Cambridge is presented with our 2019 programme & The Duchess of Cambridge receiving our winter garden posy of flowers including foliage from Brinsworth House garden, the care home supported by the Royal…
Queen Victoria spent her last Christmas at Osborne in 1900. It was forty years exactly since Prince Albert had celebrated his final Christmas in 1860 at Windsor, the setting for so many happy family festivities in the past. Prince Albert did not live to see Christmas 1861…
Just in time for Christmas, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth, the Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown by Dudley Delffs will be released on 3 December.
As a woman of faith myself, this was a book I was looking forward to reading, and I was very lucky to get an…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However, the seemingly run of the mill royal union that began that day would transform the lives of two royals and one monarchy. Here, Royal Central looks back at the…
