Just in time for Christmas, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth, the Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown by Dudley Delffs will be released on 3 December.
As a woman of faith myself, this was a book I was looking forward to reading, and I was very lucky to get an advanced reading copy.
Photo: Brittani Barger
Published by Zondervan, the book naturally covers the main events of Her…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However, the seemingly run of the mill royal…
To conclude our series on the Princess consorts of Monaco, we look at the current titleholder, Princess Charlene – the wife of the Prince of Monaco, Albert II.
Charlene Lynette Wittstock was born Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 25 January 1978 to Michael and…
A Royal Wedding Anniversary: the marriage 85 years ago of the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece was memorable in many ways, writes Jane Dismore
29th November 2019
‘Marina is pretty & charming & I think Georgie is very lucky to have found such a delightful bride.’
These happy words in September 1934 from Queen Mary, mother of Prince George, to Lady Desborough barely disguised the relief she and George V felt as they approached the marriage of their youngest son to the granddaughter of the late King George I of Greece. Their eldest son…
A look at how Americans celebrate the US Thanksgiving - the favourite holiday of the Duchess of Sussex
28th November 2019
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, which just happens to be the favourite holiday of the Duchess of Sussex who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. And no doubt, this is a holiday she will make sure Archie, and any siblings he may have, celebrate.
So…
Don't miss the Black Friday deal on True Royalty now available for Royal Central readers
27th November 2019
The holidays are upon us, and if you are looking for the perfect gift to give that royal lover in your life, then look no further! And if you want to buy something for yourself for Christmas, Hannauka, or whatever holiday you celebrate, this is the perfect thing, as well.
Sibling rivalry between George and Charlotte? The Duke of Cambridge reveals how he handles it
27th November 2019
Royal or not, siblings are going to have arguments and rivalries. It is part of growing up, and Prince George, 6, and Princess Charlotte, 4, are no different.
The Duke of Cambridge enjoys going out in the yard to play football with his two elder children, and he shared some insight into what the rivalry is like between George and Charlotte when talking to 14-year-old Olivia Hancock at a tea…
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several articles where we look at the life of the British princess who married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo today, the city that Maud once…
This year, it is 150 years since the Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in 1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she…
It might be argued that the lack of a father in the life of the future Queen Victoria was the singular most important influence on her emotional life. It is surely significant that she referred to those men she regarded as fathers of sorts, in correspondingly filial language, such as her beloved uncle Leopold, King of the Belgians, as “il mio secondo padre”, [a second father to me] or rather…
