On a sunny morning on the 9th of
September 2016, the first child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia of Sweden was baptised in an intimate ceremony. The
christening of Prince Alexander took place at the Royal Chapel of
Drottningholm Palace. In this article, I will be sharing my
memories of this beautiful day as I witnessed the baptism in
person. On the 19th of April 2016, Princess Sofia…
Although The Queen was officially
addressing the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth at large on
Sunday, it’s no surprise many of us in America tuned in thanks to
the power of social media and good old YouTube live streams. When
Her Majesty last made an address like…
On 2 April, Princess Marie of Denmark
sent a personal message to the Danish Association for Autism of
which she is Patron on the occasion of World Autism Day. In the
message, she said: “I wish you all a good World Autism Day and
thank you for the constant work you…
In four minutes of carefully chosen words, The Queen spoke of the reality we face while reminding us hope will prevail
5th April 2020
I’ll admit it, I shed a tear. I think the
Queen’s address to the nation and to the Commonwealth as the
coronavirus pandemic continued moved many. For in four minutes of
carefully chosen words, Her Majesty spoke the reality that
envelopes our lives while reminding us all that hope will prevail.
Rightly, her message began and continued with praise for all those
working so bravely on the NHS…
Pull Henry VIII out of the Tudor era and
make him a media king in modern-day London and you’ve got the
premise of Olivia Hayfield’s new novel, Wife After Wife. Spanning
from 1980s London to the present day, the book tells the story of
Harry Rose, head of the Rose…
On Christmas Eve 1879, a daughter named
Alexandrine was born to Frederick III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and
his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. This little
girl was the first child of the couple who had married at the start
of the year; her parents went on…
It’s been more than 130 years since
Whitechapel, London, witnessed a disturbing string of five murders
between 1888 to 1891 and historians and interested observers still
argue about the true identity of Jack the Ripper. In the
intervening years accusations have been levelled against a wide
variety of characters – both infamous and not – who may have been
the serial killer. The royal family…
The Queen is set to address the United
Kingdom and the Commonwealth on Sunday evening as the coronavirus
pandemic continues to affect millions of lives around the world.
When she speaks on Sunday evening, it will be only the fifth time
that Her Majesty has made a…
Queen Margrethe is the proud mother of
two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. She also has
two loving and dutiful daughters-in-law, Crown Princess Mary and
Princess Marie. Today, let’s look at some of Queen Margrethe’s
motherly (and mother-in-law-ly)…
On the eve of her new children’s books,
Genie Gems and The Enchanted Oak Tree, being released through
Australian publisher Serenity Press, Sarah, Duchess of York
discussed with Royal Central reporter, Kylie Wallace all about her
new seven-book deal, how her family inspires her writing and
Princess Beatrice’s upcoming wedding. Kylie Wallace –
Congratulations on your new book deal!
