As Queen Rania of Jordan celebrates her
50th birthday today, learn more about Jordan’s queen with the 50
facts below: Rania al-Yassin was born, with Jordanian citizenship,
on 31 August 1970 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. 2. Rania’s father is
Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin, and her mother is Ilham Yassin. 3. Queen
Rania’s family are of Palestinian origin. 4. Queen…
A new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
has been commissioned by her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the
Duke of Sussex, and the pair will come together for the unveiling.
It has now been announced that Diana’s statue will be erected in
the White Garden, previously known…
It was recently announced that the statue
being designed to honour Diana, Princess of Wales will be installed
on what would be Diana’s 60th birthday next year. This is the first
joint venture by both her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry
since it was reported that they…
On 13 August, Romania commemorated four
years since the funeral of Queen Anne, Romania’s first royal
funeral since the burial of Queen Marie in July 1938. Queen Anne of
Romania, born Princess of Bourbon-Parma in 1923, died on 1 August
2016, and Romania and Moldova, two republics, held national
services in her honour. A graduate of the New York Parsons School
of Design and a former sales…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
might not be the first name that comes to mind in terms of
fashionable royals, but she flies under the radar with her
laid-back Scandinavian style and bold evening looks. We’re taking a
look at some of our favourite outfits from the…
It has been a mixed week on the royal
front. The families of Scandinavia are returning to duties while
other dynasties continue their summer breaks in a time when no one
knows how the regal autumn will look. Here’s the royal week just
past, in pictures. Mary’s…
There are many people who, throughout
history, have pretended to be royal. The desire for power and
wealth have enticed many to falsely pretend to be a royal who has
either died or disappeared. Not many of them are women; however, a
ship once came to Norway with a woman who wanted to be the nation’s
queen. That woman has been known as “False Margrete.” She was a
Norwegian woman who…
On 21 August 1930, one of the most famous
royal stories of the 20th century began with the birth of Princess
Margaret. The Princess lived an eventful life and died in 2002. On
what would have been her 90th birthday, Royal Central rounds ups
some of the most fascinating facts…
Princess Margaret, younger sister to
Queen Elizabeth II, passed away in 2002, shortly before their
mother. The later years of her life were quiet and difficult, due
to strokes, surgeries, and accidents. However, she was a popular
royal and led a busy life as sister to The…
It’s the book everyone is talking about
right now, and a week after its release, Finding Freedom by Omid
Scobie and Carolyn Durand is topping bestseller lists and
dominating the royal conversation on social media. Readers are
taken through the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Sussexes’
journey, but even if they’ve found “freedom,” this is a story where
no one…
