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 brought a lot of
jewellery with her. One item from this precious collection has
simply disappeared. It has been stolen and it…
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…
Princess Caroline Louise Margueritewas
born in the Princes Palace in Monte Carlo, the capital of the small
sun-kissed principality of Monaco, on 23 January 1957. The eldest
child of Their Serene Highnesses, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and
Grace, Princess of Monaco…
Christmas at Windsor to include gifts exchanged by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
23rd November 2019
The bicentenary of the births of Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert will be celebrated by a small display at
Windsor, once the setting for the many Christmases which the royal
couple spent together with their growing family of nine children.
Displayed in the Octagon Dining Room, it will recall the ritual of
the Bescherung, [‘Giving of Gifts’] the traditional German custom
of exchanging gifts on…
As the Duke of York announces he is
stepping back from public life for the ”forseeable future”, Royal
Central brings you a special podcast looking at the crisis that led
to Prince Andrew moving away from his public role. Join Brittani
Barger, Moniek Bloks and…
On this day, 72 years ago, newspaper
readers woke up to the story of a young prince and his friends
partying ahead of one of the biggest royal weddings of them all.
For on the night before he said ‘I do’ to the future queen, Prince
Philip enjoyed a stag night and…
Historic Royal Palaces to mark 200th anniversary of King George III's death
20th November 2019
Following a year of commemorations
marking the bicentennial of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s
births, next year Historic Royal Palaces will commemorate the
bicentennial of King George III’s death. Kew Palace, a residence
most closely associated with King George III, will unveil a new
exhibition on the monarch next spring that outlines his life. “It
was here that the young George…
After the wedding of Princess Elizabeth
and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at 11:30 am in Westminster Abbey
on 20 November 1947, the bridal gifts given to Princess Elizabeth
were exhibited at St James’s Palace, numbering over 2,500. Like the
gifts, Princess Elizabeth’s…
Charles and Camilla tackle environmental and women's issues on day two in New Zealand
20th November 2019
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall spent a busy day in New Zealand meeting with government
officials, encouraging young businesspeople, speaking about women’s
issues, and seeing the impact of plastic on the environment. A
traditional Ceremony of Welcome…
Trio of historic royal paintings on show together for first time
16th November 2019
They were created to show the power of a
Queen and now they will be united for the first time to underline
that one woman’s continuing influence on history. Three Armada
portraits of Elizabeth I will go on show together next year. All
three paintings are versions of the same image, one of the most
famous PR creations of the Tudor dynasty, renowed for its ability
to put on a good public…
