BelgiumFeatures

Belgian Royals send Christmas greetings with new family photo

The Belgian Royal Family has released their Christmas photo for 2019. The image, shared on their official social media, shows King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside their four children. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant stands alongside her two brothers, Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel, and her sister, Princess Eleonore, surrounding their father. The photo was taken by Bas Bogaerts.
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The Royal 2010s: the royals we lost (2010-2014)

Please note that we have only included royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who married a royal from a reigning family. 2010Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma…
BhutanFeatures

Who is Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan?

As it was just announced that the Queen of Bhutan is expecting her second child, we are taking a look at the Queen consort. Ashi (the equivalent of Lady) Jetsun Pema was born on 4 June 1990 to Dhondup Gyaltshen and Sonam Choki as the second of their five children in…
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Princess Royal attends BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards

Ben Stokes was named as the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year yesterday in an awards ceremony attended by HRH Princess Anne. The televised ceremony was held at the P&J Live Arena in Aberdeen where along with Denis Law, a former Manchester United and Scotland footballer, Princess Anne presented the Sports Personality of the Year trophy to Stokes. The annual event, which this year was…
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British RoyalsFeaturesQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's role as UK elects new parliament

Boris Johnson will return to Number 10 Downing Street today after winning a big majority in the snap General Election held on December 12th 2019. But as he’ll make his way to the famous address via an even better known London landmark. Like all Prime Ministers, he needs to see the Queen before getting down to the political business of a new administration. Here, Royal Central looks at the…
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A Royal Baby Special: the Royal Central Podcast

Well, what else were we going to talk about? As Luxembourg announces that the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess will become parents for the first time next May, the team discuss the birth of a ruler in waiting. Moniek Bloks, Brittani Barger and Lydia Starbuck also look at why everyone seems to have become a Princess Anne fan again in recent days with some personal stories of how her hard work…
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