In this special edition of the Royal
Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent
several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in
to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At
Home with Diana’, views the princess through the windows of places
she called home. By walking in Diana’s footsteps, Deb looks to
bring to…
Royal Pictures from History: the engagement of Charles and Diana
24th February 2020
As a future king, his wedding was always
going to be big news. For years, Prince Charles had been the
subject of chatter about who and when he would marry and when he
did announce his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer, on February 24th
1981, it made headlines around the…
Princess Beatrice and fiancé, Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi, are set to wed the Chapel Royal at St James’s
Palace, London, on the 29th of May. In the leadup to their
nuptials, Royal Central is looking back on other brides from the
House of Windsor who married in the spring…
Marie Sophie is arguably less famous than
her sister, the Empress of Austria, known as Sisi. Yet, her actions
to save her country from ruin should earn her place equal to or
surpassing her famous sister. She was trapped in a deeply unhappy
marriage and sought refuge with another man, leading to the birth
of an illegitimate daughter. The heroine of Gaeta suffered the loss
of her daughters, the loss…
Queen Elizabeth II is NOT the Queen of England - is it so hard to get it right?
23rd February 2020
I am a bit of a stickler for correct
usage of styles and titles. So it is a bit of a pet peeve of mine
when these are used improperly. The main one that bugs me is
calling Elizabeth II, Queen of England. That bothers me because
“Queen of England” is not her correct…
Whatever happened to the 1969 documentary 'Royal Family' which The Queen banned from the public?
23rd February 2020
It has been over 50 years since the
famous documentary ‘Royal Family’ was shown on British TV screens.
At the time this, documentary really was the most talked about
thing; not necessarily because of its content, but the plain fact
that such a documentary was…
Happy 87th birthday to the Duchess of Kent! Royal Central takes a look at "Mrs Kent's" remarkable life
22nd February 2020
Today. we’re going to take a look at the
life of Katharine, The Duchess of Kent. Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley
was born 22 February 1933, the only daughter of Sir William
Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet and his wife Joyce.
She has three older brothers. The Duchess of Kent was educated at
Queen Margaret’s School in York, and Runton Hill School in North
Norfolk. The Duchess…
Belgium’s Queen Mathilde attended the
Antwerp Management School event on Thursday that brought business
and economic students together from management schools from
Flanders where she spoke about the UN’s Sustainable Development
Goals (or SDGs). The Queen is…
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born
on 21 February 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to King Jigme Singye
Wangchuck and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the
current Queen Mother). He has one older sister, Princess Chimi
Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1980) and eight younger…
Princess Marie will undertake a
humanitarian trip in Uganda from 26 February to 1 March as Patron
of DanChurchAid. Princess Marie will be joined by DanChurchAid’s
Secretary-General Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen and the organisation’s
local staff during the trip where they’ll visit a number of
projects focused on development and climate efforts in the country.
Princess Marie has been…
