The Queen and her family have shared
their garden secrets in support of a favourite royal annual that’s
been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. On the day the
Chelsea Flower Show was due to get under way, the Royal Family
created their own perfect posy as they posted their favourite
floral selections to social media in support of the world famous
event which this year is taking…
On the latest Royal Central podcast, it’s
baby talk time. This week saw the birth of the long awaited first
child of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg. Their
son, Prince Charles, will one day rule his country and his arrival
was a moment for the…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace.
The British royal family has many notable
pieces of jewellery in their collection. From personal purchases to
items passed down through generations, Royal Central is taking a
look at the origins of the Cambridge emeralds. Nearly 200 years
ago, in Germany, after the unexpected death of Princess Charlotte
of Wales, the sons of King George III had to scramble to marry and
produce a legitimate…
On this day, the 14 May 1643, Louis XIV
took over the throne in France following the death of his father
King Louis XIII. Louis XIV is often called the ‘King of the Sun’,
and was born in 1638 as the eldest son of King Louis XIII and Anna
of Austria. For as…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
14th May 2020
Theirs sounds like a love affair out of a
romantic comedy: at the Slip Inn pub in Sydney, Australia, a crown
prince meets a sales executive during the Summer Olympics. He
doesn’t reveal his identity straight away, and she has no idea of
the secret he’s keeping. Then, he…
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is one
of the most impressive pieces in The Queen’s tiara collection. It
is one of her favourite tiaras and is frequently worn for different
events. It is notable, not only for its sheer size and brilliance
but for the fact that it can be worn with either 15 pearls or 15
emeralds hanging from the diamond circles. But how did it end up in
the British Royal…
Your friend list is nothing without The Queen's secret Facebook account added
10th May 2020
Queen Elizabeth isn’t your average
grandmother or great-grandmother, not least due to the fact she is
very tech-savvy. But did you know that Her Majesty has a top secret
Facebook account? TheMailOnlinereported that The Queen set up her
profile, which…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. What if
Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now? There are
two roads to go down here. The first…
As Victory in Europe was declared, on May
8th 1945, a shy man who had found himself at the centre of the
efforts to defeat the Nazis prepared to speak to millions by radio.
At his side was the wife who had played just as crucial a role
throughout World War Two. The words of King George VI, delivered at
9pm on VE Day, were a public event that became part of history. But
behind the scenes, both…
