Following their attendance at the
Enthronement Ceremony of Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan, on 22
October, King Felipe and Queen Letizia flew to South Korea where
they will spend two days on a state visit. They arrived in Seoul,
South Korea on the morning of 23 October where they were welcomed
by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of
Korea, Park Yang-Woo among others.
Whilst researching on the correspondence
of the last Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) of Russia and
Princess Marie Bariatinsky, one of the Tsarina’s first
maids-of-honour (freilina) in her early years in Russia and a later
friend, I discovered a series of…
Recently there has been a remarkable
shift in the photographs shared by the royal courts. Increasingly,
the official pictures are no longer taken by professional
photographers but by members of the royal families themselves.
Photographing has become a typical…
Whilst on one of her late holidays in the
south of France, Queen Victoria made her only visit to Spain. It
was a visit that aroused the Queen’s socio-historic curiosity in
national culture and peoples, something she often gave expression
to in watercolour sketches as vivid pen portraits to record what
she saw, alongside her accounts in her Journal. The Spanish visit
was also historically…
This week on the Royal Central Podcast,
the debate is all about royal women. We ask whether royal women
today get enough credit for their work and take a look back at the
queens and princesses of the past to debate whether their
fascinating lives can ever be truly uncovered…
Marie Antoinette died on the guillotine
at the hands of French Revolutionaries on 16th October 1793. Upon
her death, the de-throned Queen was the most hated woman in France
and was used a scapegoat for all that was failing in the country at
the time following her husband’s…
Today, we’re looking at some of the
diamond engagement rings of Windsor brides. From Queen Elizabeth to
Princess Beatrice, diamonds are a classic choice. Here’s Royal
Central’s look at the sparkling rings of the brides of the House of
Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II – engaged 9 July 1947 [getty
src=”515454084″ width=”514″ height=”594″…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended
the WellChild Awards on Tuesday evening. The WellChild Awards
honours young people with “exceptional health needs” as well as the
doctors, nurses, volunteers, and siblings “who have gone the extra
mile to make a difference to…
In the spring of 1873, Princess Alice of
Hesse, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, set out
from Darmstadt to visit Italy. It was the fulfilment of a life’s
dream. Certainly, it was a totally new experience of travel for
her, in marked contrast to the type…
The Royal Central Podcast: should Beatrice and Eugenie be full time working royals?
15th October 2019
This week’s Royal Central Podcast looks
at some of the biggest royal talking points around. Our Deputy
Editor, Brittani Barger, explains why the recent decision by the
King of Sweden to take away the HRH from five of his grandchildren
leaves more questions still to be answered. Our Assistant Editor,
Moniek Bloks, and Desk Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate whether it’s
time for Beatrice…
