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 do. In these times when the
focus is on the Corona crisis, other important issues can easily be
forgotten but I do not forget 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…
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 to have two more children –
Cecilie who became the German Crown Princess and Frederick Francis
who became the next Grand…
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…
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) moments. [getty src=”103454047″
width=”584″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Princess Margrethe became a
mother for the…
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…
Norway’s present collection of royal
regalia consists of nine pieces. They include three crowns – the
king’s crown, the queen’s crown and the crown prince’s crown.
However, this was made in 1818 for the coronation of King Karl XVI
Johan. Norway had at least one…
This month marks a very special birthday
for a popular and successful queen. Margrethe II turns 80 on April
16th and in the run up to her big day, Royal Central will be taking
a look at some of the major moments in her life. And today, we
start with one of her most special roles – being a granny. Queen
Margrethe is a loving grandmother to eight grandchildren: Prince
Christian, Princess…
