She was the beautiful princess who had
been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the
handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose
of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January
1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union
of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked
to Rome to see the…
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy
young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by
thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who…
As a new decade gets underway, the ruling
houses of Europe are looking to the future and that future is
increasingly female. The next generation of rulers on the continent
is dominated by women with the princesses who will one day be
queens taking on increasingly high…
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges send messages of support to Australia as it battles a catastrophic bushfire crisis
5th January 2020
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges have
sent messages of support to Australians affected by the worst
bushfire crisis in the country’s history. In the messages, the
royals expressed their shock over the horrific conditions and
praised firefighters, emergency workers and the thousands of
volunteers who are still battling to put the blazes out. [getty
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The Royal Crypt at Laeken (near Brussels)
in Belgium is the final resting place of the Belgian royals. It is
inside the Église Notre-Dame and was built in memory of Queen
Louise of Belgium (born Louise of Orléans), who was the second wife
of King Leopold I – who had…
The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals…
As a new royal decade gets under way,
thoughts turn to the future and what the coming years will hold for
the monarchies which now rule across Europe. Several have seen
major changes in the past ten years and all enter the new decade
facing challenges as well as triumphs. As this new page turns in
the regal story, Royal Central looks at the Monarchs who hold power
as 2020 begins. Queen…
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the
team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the
decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck
are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse
and Kristin Contino as they try to pick…
Each monarch leaves their mark, placing
their personality on the fabric of history. And charting those
footprints tells a story all of its own. From births to weddings,
coronations to the passing of power, the major moments in a
monarch’s life have an impact far beyond…
As the 2010s come to an end, minds turn
to reflection and remembering. The middle of the decade just gone
saw special celebrations in Norway for a king and queen who were
already well loved and who ended their jubilee even more popular
than before. Harald V took the throne of Norway on a cold January
day but despite the snow and frost, tens of thousands turned out to
celebrate with him in 2016…
