It was a quiet country house, described
by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given
as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger
on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the
birthplace of one of the most popular and celebrated monarchs of
the 20th century. For it was at Appleton House, on the Sandringham
Estate, that…
Through The Royal Collection Trust, the
papers of Queen Victoria’s father, Edward, Duke of Kent and
Strathearn are now available online. More than 1,000 documents make
up the collection ranging from account records and lesson books to
personal and official…
Skaugum Estate is a farmhouse that lies
just outside Oslo, Norway, and it is currently the home of Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, though it has a
storied history that dates back to the Middle Ages and is known as
the birthplace of King Harald, in…
The former Second Lady of the United
States will become the First Lady when her husband, former Vice
President and current President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of
office on 20 January. Prince Harry has grown close with the Bidens
over the years, and in honour of the upcoming inauguration, Royal
Central is taking a look at the future first lady’s relationship
with Harry. The Bidens…
King Harald marked his Silver Jubilee on
17 January 2016 with a series of events held throughout the year in
Norway. As he marks 30 years on the throne, let’s take a look back
at his last big jubilee event. [getty src=”505422170″
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Amongst the prettiness of rolling
countryside and the gentle sound of sheep grazing sits a castle
with its own little chapel. The walls are golden yellow while
around it grow sweet scented flowers and glossy, regal trees. But
behind this calm serenity lies the tomb of a…
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th 1543, his five previous unions and attitude towards
marital harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort
of England were all but running in the…
We know the American state of Hawaii as a
tropical paradise with beautiful beaches and the original home of
surfing. Less known is that Hawaii was, for nearly 100 years, an
independent kingdom. United in 1795 by its first monarch, King
Kamehameha I, known as “The…
When the leading princess of a royal
court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and
endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady
of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that
changed the rules…
It’s not the most talked about royal
wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold,
January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch
Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the
current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven
in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most
solid supporters of their royal…
