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 language, such as her beloved
uncle Leopold, King of the Belgians, as “il mio secondo padre”, [a
second father to me] or rather…
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…
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 Lydia Starbuck for this discussion on the
BBC Newsnight interview that caused so much controversy. Royal
Central looks at the…
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…
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 wedding dress, designed by the leading
British couturier, Sir Norman Hartnell, was also put on display. It
had been made up…
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…
Sarah Ferguson praises Prince Andrew's honesty ahead of his major TV interview with Emily Maitlis
15th November 2019
Sarah, Duchess of York, has praised her
ex husband ahead of his interview with BBC Newsnight’s Emily
Maitlis. Taking to Twitter, Sarah Ferguson said: “It is so rare to
meet people that are able to speak from their hearts with honesty +
pure real truth, that remain steadfast and strong to their beliefs.
“Andrew is a true + real gentleman and is stoically steadfast to
not…
