Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall came into the
world 40 years ago on May 15, 1981, the daughter of Princess Anne
and Captain Mark Phillips. However, only the male offspring of The
Queen and Prince Phillip are entitled to pass on a royal title to
their children. This is due to the 1917 Letters Patent issued by
King George V, which limits the title of Prince(ss) to the children
of the sovereign, the…
It was a royal wedding that turned into a
marriage of monarchs. Juan Carlos and Sofia of Spain are amongst
the best known kings and queens in recent European history and yet
at the time of their marriage, he had no guarantee of succeeding to
his country’s throne. That…
Queen Elizabeth II is NOT the Queen of England – is it so hard to get it right?
13th May 2021
I am a bit of a stickler for the correct
usage of styles and titles. So it is a bit of a pet peeve of mine
when these are used improperly. The main one that bugs me is
calling Elizabeth II, Queen of England. That bothers me because
“Queen of England” is not her correct…
Amalienborg Palace, located in
Copenhagen, Denmark, is the primary residence of the Danish Royal
Family. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born there on 16 April
1940, during the reign of her predecessor and grandfather,
Christian X. Besides being the birthplace of the first Danish queen
to reign in seven hundred years, it has a long and illustrious
history. Amalienborg is made up of four…
Even over two decades after her death,
Diana, Princess of Wales fascinates people to this day. This year,
Diana would have turned 60 on 1 July, so many documentaries and
programmes are being released to mark the occasion throughout the
year. Coming later this month, The…
The Sussexes and Wessexes show that royalty is a tradition, not a trade - reinventing it never succeeds
12th May 2021
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
decision to leave the UK for America might seem like a royal first
to many, the discussions of leaving ‘The Firm’ have been held more
frequently, and more recently, than you may expect. On the face of
it, the Duke and Duchess…
Royal fashion is still a popular topic
today, with RepliKates and Mirror-Megs immediately selling out on
the spot. And with the late Princess of Wales’ wedding dress about
to go on display, it is obvious that royal wedding dresses are
pieces of history. We continue our Fashion Favourites series with
the trendsetting Princess (and later Queen) Alexandra of Denmark,
who played a large role in…
On 17 May 2021, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands will be turning 50 years old. In honour of her
milestone birthday, Royal Central is looking back at some of her
notable fashion moments. Since her wedding to the then-Prince of
Orange, Willem-Alexander, Máxima has…
One question which has been asked over
the years is why Zara Tindall, like her brother, Peter Phillips,
does not have a royal title, unlike their royal cousins. They are
neither prince nor princess and don’t have the style of HRH in
front of their names. Their…
The House of Windsor is returning to some
kind of normality after the sadness of the death of the Duke of
Edinburgh and the mourning period that followed his passing on
April 9th 2021. The past week has seen several high profile
engagements as well as a string of other visits that have brought
the Royal Family’s diary closer to levels seen following the first
lockdown in England last summer.
