Prince George, elder son of the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and third in line to the throne, was
christened in October 2013. We take a look back at the special day.
On 23rd October 2013, three months after his birth, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge took their firstborn child to the Chapel Royal
at St James’s Palace in London to be christened. Prince George was
baptised by the Archbishop…
Princess Marie has opened an exhibition
of Danish art in her home city of Paris. The Danish royal, 44,
attended the Petit Palais on Friday where she opened ‘The
Golden Age of Danish Painting’ exhibition. The large-scale
exhibition features more than 200…
The inside story of when Diana pushed her stepmother down a flight of stairs following a 'furious row'
19th September 2020
Diana, Princess of Wales, once pushed her
stepmother down a flight of stairs following a ‘furious row’ at
Althorpe. According to the documentary ‘Princess Diana’s wicked
stepmother’, the young Princess of Wales ‘flew into a
rage’…
They share the same name and the same
destiny but over seven decades separates them. Prince Charles of
Luxembourg, second in line to the throne of Luxembourg, has been
christened, surrounded by his family in a low key ceremony which
everyone wanted to see. Back in 1948, another baby called Charles,
then second in line to the British throne, was baptised in very
similar circumstances. He is now the…
As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is
christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s
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height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Prince Charles was born on…
Queen Elizabeth II is known for making an
annual visit to the Women’s Institute at West Newton near her
Sandringham estate in Norfolk. The Queen started to attend meetings
back in 1943, taking over as President from the Queen Mother who
had taken over the role from…
Unlike the christenings of Queen
Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the
christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is
known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written
about it as the ceremony itself was a strictly private one, by
order of the Prince Regent. Much later, the many baptismal services
which were performed within The…
Seven years ago, on 17 September, Prince
Felix of Luxembourg, (then 29), the third son of Grand Duke Henri
and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher, (then
28), in the bride’s hometown of Frankfurt, Germany. [getty
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Royal Central’s Europe Correspondent,
Oskar Aanmoen, has had a busy year. As well as covering the
continent’s royal families in a time of unprecedented challenges,
he’s also been completing a brand new book. Oskar, who has already
published five books, is…
Opinion: ''Hold Still'' is one of the Duchess of Cambridge's most important projects
15th September 2020
I wasn’t even 20 portraits in before my
eyes had welled up. Hold Still, a digital photographic exhibition
put together by The Duchess of Cambridge and the National Portrait
Gallery, has given us a glimpse of hope in a dark time. Of strength
and spirit and how we came together while we stayed apart. In my
opinion, this may be one of the most important projects the Duchess
of Cambridge has…
