King Edward VII’s reign was relatively short, lasting from January 1901 to 1910. Although he is often cited as the (now) second longest serving Prince of Wales, Edward was infamously known for his love life rather than his time as king. He had several notable mistresses who shared his life with him over the years. Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at 21 in 1863. Their marriage was…
Day four of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tour sees the first official engagements outside South Africa as Prince Harry begins his duties in Botswana. And there will be more focus on an issue close to Meghan’s heart as her agenda continues in Cape Town.
Extraordinary times and extraordinary questions. For much of her 67 year reign, the Queen has done what every monarch in recent times has done and remained removed from politics. But in the past month, Her Majesty has been drawn into a maelstrom that has ended with the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex begin their ten day tour of southern Africa later today. The royal couple will arrive with their four month old son, Archie. Harry and Meghan will settle their little one into his temporary home before beginning their official diary. Royal Central looks ahead at what to expect from Day One of the Sussexes in Southern Africa.
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Ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tour of South Africa later this month, Royal Central looks back at the work Diana, Princess of Wales did with the Halo Trust in Angola.
It was the 15th of January 1997, and Diana, Princess of Wales was nervous. She’d swapped…
From Vienna to Versailles: the last, romantic days of Marie Antoinette's bridal procession
21st September 2019
All this week, Royal Central’s Elizabeth Jane Timms has been telling the story of Marie Antoinette’s bridal procession as she made her way to her new home in France. Today, she reaches the end of the story and that first, fateful meeting between Marie Antoinette…
Princess Margriet attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
21st September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem last night.
Princess Margriet/Photo by Moniek Bloks
Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ahmed Marcouch/ Photo by Moniek Bloks
The evening began at the Sint Eusebius Church in the centre of the city of Arnhem where Princess Margriet and her husband…
Vienna to Versailles: inside the bridal procession of Marie Antoinette
20th September 2019
Earlier this week, Elizabeth Jane Timms took Royal Central readers into the heart of the story of how Marie Antoinette became a royal bride. Now she continues the story of her bridal procession, which took Marie Antoinette from Vienna to Versailles…..
The first stop…
Daughter of Saudi King found guilty of ordering assault on French worker in Paris
20th September 2019
Last week, a Paris court found Princess Hassa bint Salman Al Saud guilty of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a French worker in 2016. The Princess was not present at court, where she was found guilty of violence and complicity to hold someone against their will. Princess…
Duchess of Cambridge appears on Blue Peter with young Back to Nature design winner
20th September 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge appeared on Thursday evening’s episode of the CBBC television show Blue Peter to reveal the winner of her Back to Nature contest and tour the RHS Wisley garden with the winner and runners up.
The contest, announced during Kate’s last appearance on Blue Peter in June, allowed one lucky youngster the chance to design a garden element – a sculpture – for the…
