Following reports that the Queen’s eldest grandson Peter Phillips is to separate from his Canadian wife, Autumn, after 12 years of marriage, Royal Central is taking a look back at their love story.
In June 2003, a 25-year-old Autumn Kelly was working as a promoter at the Canadian Grand Prix. Peter Phillips attended the event as he was working for Williams F1 at the time.
A friend of…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge planning to visit bushfire ravaged communities in Australia
11th February 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to visit communities in Australia which has been affected by recent catastrophic bushfires that have ripped through the country since early October.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday that talks between the…
The special links between Beatrice's wedding and Queen Victoria
10th February 2020
As a princess prepares to say ‘I do’, the latest Royal Central podcast looks at the sweet and symbolic connections between Beatrice and the church where she will say ‘I do’. There’s an anniversary, a queen and a christening involved as well as…
Royal history is so rich that the year is peppered with anniversaries and milestones. From births to deaths, coronations to weddings, each month brings the memory of another landmark moment. Britain’s queens, past and present, have written themselves into the history books for all kinds of reasons with plenty of interesting tales attached to February days. As we reach the second month of the…
On 5 February, Crown Princess Victoria attended the People and Culture Convention in Eskilstuna. The People and Culture Convention is organised for the public and private sectors, media, associations, academia and citizens with the aim of highlighting the importance of art…
After a quiet engagement, there is every expectation that Princess Beatrice of York is about to confirm the details of her wedding. The Queen’s granddaughter announced her marriage plans in September last year with speculation now mounting that she will be a May bride.
Our royal history is filled with major moments and those attached to the monarchs and consorts whose names are all too familiar take on a significance all of their own. Each month, at Royal Central, we’re taking a look at the monarchical milestones that pepper the past and as the year winds on, here is a Calendar of Kings for February.
To Crown a King
February is rather light on kingly birthdays…
Birth and Childhood
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She was the youngest child of Donald and Henrietta Donaldson. She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an older brother, John.
Mary’s mother died in…
On this week’s Royal Central podcast, the team discuss the background to the decision by Belgium’s King Albert II to acknowledge Delphine Boel as his natural daughter and asks what legacy this controversy will leave.
Join Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and…
Welcome to the show, to the Histo-remix- the six queens of Henry VIII are taking over Broadway. Tudor history will be taking centre stage on 13 February 2020 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York with Six the Musical making its Broadway debut.
Six the Musical, created by Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow, is a fresh look at the six women who married Henry VIII. Not a traditional show, this…
