On this week’s Royal Central podcast,
Deputy Editor Brittani Barger argues in favour of modernising
monarchies as she gives her take on the enthronement ceremonies of
Emperor Naruhito in Japan. And Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, and
Desk Editor, Lydia Starbuck, discuss how ruling houses can refresh
their images. Plus – do you think it’s time to drop the curtsies?
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BREAKING: Snap general election to take place in December following agreement of all major party leaders
29th October 2019
A general election is now almost certain
to take place in December after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
formally gave the idea his backing. Her Majesty The Queen will be
watching events carefully, with MPs due to set a date for the
election this evening. Prime Minister…
If the Enthronement Ceremony made anything clear, it's time for Japan to get with the times and allow female ascension
29th October 2019
Now that the dust has settled on the
Enthronement Ceremony and other events surrounding Emperor Naruhito
of Japan’s enthronement, we can discuss the elephant in the room –
Japan not allowing female ascension. Japan is a first-world
country, advanced in…
A Russian imperial residence is to reopen
following extensive rehabilitation. This is the Alexander Palace in
St Petersburg which over the past three years has been renovated
for more than £24 million (or 31 million US dollars or 2 billion
Russian rubles). The palace was the last home of Tsar Nicholas II
before he was executed along with his family. It was from the
Alexander Palace that the Tsar…
Royal pets – A look at the royals and their beloved companions
28th October 2019
For centuries and centuries, royals have
adored their beloved pets the same as we have. Royal canine
companions have held a treasured place in royal families for over
500 years, and we continue to see them highlighted in family photos
and holiday cards. There is more than…
The Crown actress gives glimpse into the realities of looking regal
28th October 2019
Silver screen newcomer Erin Doherty is
sharing her insights into what it takes to pull off the put
together royal looks we have grown accustomed to. Doherty, 27, will
make her acting debut as Princess Anne on the latest season of The
Crown. In the press leading up to the…
True Royalty is highlighting their show
“The New Royals” this weekend focusing on the Fab Four: The Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and Duke and Duchess of Sussex. After the
recent announcement that the Sussexes are suing the Mail and aired
an ITV programme, it is the perfect time to take a look at the
lives of the four most popular members of the British Royal Family.
It is a…
The lost royal garden - on a roof: Ludwig II's Wintergarten
25th October 2019
Munich has a lost royal garden. As with
so much that surrounds the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria
(1845-1886), the myth has its roots in reality. That King who once
said of himself ‘I want to remain an eternal enigma to myself and
to others’ is now an established…
I was sent this lovely illustrated book
by a Portuguese author, Diana Del-Negro for a review. It’s a
children’s book that Del-Negro wrote and illustrated herself. She
wrote it for her five-year-old daughter, Laura, to “explain that
real princesses…
Inside where Marie Antoinette stayed on her way to Versailles
24th October 2019
On her bridal journey across the Holy
Roman Empire to Paris and already travelling according to her new
status of Dauphine due to her first marriage ceremony by proxy,
Marie Antoinette took some two and half weeks to reach her
illustrious destination. There is a poignancy about her departure
from Vienna, for she was witnessed as stretching her neck out of
the window of her carriage to snatch the…
