The Duke of Kent, cousin of The Queen,
celebrates his 85th birthday today. And despite approaching the mid
point of his ninth decade, this Prince Edward keeps on going with
an impressive array of royal engagements every year. Now, he’s one
of the more low key members of the House of Windsor despite his
tally of regal duties. But at the time of his birth he was one of
the most talked about…
Opals aren’t an overly popular stone for
royals. We don’t see them glittering in many tiaras like other
stones, but they do feature in other jewels. As Royal Central
continues its jewel series, we take a look at some of the royal
opals. Denmark’s…
Prince Charles of Luxembourg is the
latest royal to have a rose named in his honour. The nation he will
one day rule is known as ‘’the country of roses’’ and members of
the Grand Ducal Family have had different types of the flower named
after them for over a century.
How pleased was I to see the fabulously
floral, frilled fashion statement worn by Princess Anne to the
Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana brought to life in all its gaudy
glory for the new season of The Crown? Very, that’s how much, for
not only is the outfit worn by actress Erin Doherty for the
dramatic retelling of the most famous royal wedding of them all a
pretty accurate recreation, it’s…
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has marked
the 20th anniversary of his accession with a heartfelt message to
his fellow citizens. And Henri, who became his country’s ruler on
October 7th 2000, was also feted by people from across Luxembourg
in a special video where they…
The Duke of Kent has long been a valued
working member of the Royal Family, with his main areas of interest
including war commemoration, rescue, medicine, social care, sport,
innovation, business, engineering, music and fostering relations
between the UK and Germany. On…
It’s the one outfit everyone wanted to
see in Season Four of hit TV show, The Crown. The wedding dress
worn by Lady Diana Spencer for her marriage to the Prince of Wales
has been brought to life and we’ve now got our first glimpse of it
on actress, Emma Corrin, who takes on the part of the late
princess. And while it’s a pretty spectacular sight, I’ll admit
that for me, it slightly misses…
Twenty Years of Rule: looking back at the accession of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
7th October 2020
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg marks the
20th anniversary of his reign in October 2020. He ascended the
Grand Ducal throne on the abdication of his father, Jean, after a
long period of transition. Jean had announced his plans to step
aside at the end of 1999 and his son…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark together with
her son Crown Princess Frederik, her daughter-in-law, Crown
Princess Mary and sister Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg attended the solemn opening of the
Danish parliament, the Folketinget, on October 6th…
On 6 July 1893, Prince George
(1865-1936), the second son of the future King Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra, married Princess Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Mary had been
previously engaged to George’s older brother, Prince Albert Victor,
who had died of influenza a few weeks before their wedding. George
became King on 6 May 1910 when Edward VII died. [getty
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