It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage,
Royal Central…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the
team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal
news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as
Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last
month of the year will bring for…
Queen Margrethe takes charge of Denmark's royal Christmas countdown
2nd December 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas – well, at the Amalienborg Palace at least. As December
gets under way, the Danish Royal Family have a special treat in
store for their fans and it’s all under the control of none other
than Queen Margrethe…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter: I chose
just one outfit this month: the Duchess of Cambridge in a new black
lace Alexander McQueen gown for the Royal Variety Performance. The
Duke of Cambridge is presented with our 2019 programme & The
Duchess of Cambridge receiving our winter garden posy of flowers
including foliage from Brinsworth House garden, the care home
supported by the Royal…
Queen Victoria spent her last Christmas
at Osborne in 1900. It was forty years exactly since Prince Albert
had celebrated his final Christmas in 1860 at Windsor, the setting
for so many happy family festivities in the past. Prince Albert did
not live to see Christmas 1861…
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…
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 union that began that day would
transform the lives of two royals and one monarchy. Here, Royal
Central looks back at the…
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…
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, how do
Americans celebrate the holiday? Many watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade on Thanksgiving morning…
