On this remembrance weekend, Her Majesty
The Queen will once again lead the nation at the National Service
of Remembrance, held at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance
Sunday. The service, which includes a two-minute silence at 11 am,
remembers British and Commonwealth forces, civilian servicemen and
women and those from allied nations who have served in every
conflict since the First World War…
The power on a chessboard lies with the
queen and now new research indicates the same goes for royal
history. Experts have found that European queens were more likely
to go to war and had greater success in expanding their realms than
any of their male counterparts. The…
Though her acting career was short-lived
compared to her role as the Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly was
certainly one of the top stars in Hollywood in the mid-1950s.
Starting in live television and transitioning to Hollywood
roles—and ultimately winding up as an…
Norway’s Crown Prince Couple, Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, reportedly could have
been involved in an ongoing spy case that has affected
Norwegian-Russian relations. This was reported by Norwegian state
television NRK on Thursday evening. The case began in December 2017
when the Norwegian spy Frode Berg was arrested in Russia. The FSB,
who arrested him, believed he was…
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on 12
November 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was well-known as
an actress, starring in films like Dial M for Murder, To Catch a
Thiefand High Society. She became the Princess of Monaco 18 April
1956 when she wed Rainier III…
On this week’s Royal Central podcast,
Deputy Editor Brittani Barger looks at how the Japanese monarchy
has made such a success of one of the biggest months in its recent
history. Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, discusses changes why our
attitude to women in history…
Royal Central is taking a look at the
princess consorts of Monaco in a new series. This edition focuses
on Antoinette de Mérode. Born on 28 September 1828, Antoinette
Ghislaine de Merode was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Count Werner
de Merode and Countess Victoire de Spangen d’Uyternesse. The
day she turned 18, a “golden-haired” Antoinette married Prince
Charles III of…
Today we’re looking back at some of
Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1980s. Before her
untimely death in 1982, Grace maintained an active schedule of
royal duties. She also struck up a friendship with Diana, Princess
of Wales, prior to her wedding, and the…
Today we’re looking back at some of
Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1970s. This decade saw
her as a hard-working royal who also took part in family events and
made her way back to Hollywood several times for events. Perhaps
the biggest event of the decade…
Yesterday, Princess Marie returned to
official engagements in Denmark following her move to Paris,
France, with Prince Joachim and their two children this summer. She
attended an event celebrating the launch of the Food with Respect
cookbook as part of her important engagement in the fight against
food waste. Princess Marie took part in the project by writing the
foreword and sharing four…
