The government of Eswatini has venomously
denied reports that King Mswati III has ordered men in his country
to take part in polygamy or face jail time. The government has
called the false accusations ‘malicious’ and ‘poisonous.’ Percy
Simelane, a spokesman from the government, stated to Times Live,
“His Majesty has not made any pronouncement to that effect as it
has…
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips was born to
Anne, Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips on 15 May 1981 at St
Mary’s Hospital in London. She is the younger of their two children
and only daughter. Her older brother, Peter Phillips was born on 15
November 1977. She also has…
After a broken engagement a few years
earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her
life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart.
There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier
Christopher “Chris”…
Looking Back at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
14th May 2019
Today we are going to look back at the
wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary which took
place 15 years ago. Denmark’s Crown Prince married his Australian
fiancée on a beautiful May morning at the Copenhagen Cathedral.
Crown Prince Frederik first met his future wife, Mary Donaldson, in
Sydney while he was there for the 2000 Olympic Games. They met at
the Slip Inn Bar, and the…
English Heritage celebrates the
bicentenary of the births of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
with a new exhibition, Royal Presents at Osborne, focusing on the
unique stories behind seven gifts exchanged by the royal couple.
Osborne itself was, of course, the Queen and…
Queen Victoria’s use of perfume is a
subject of interest because of what it reveals about both her
personal toilette and tastes. An equivalent in scent perhaps, of
that distinctive signature we know so well on paper, adding an ‘I’
for ‘Imperatrix’ after she was…
The Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria’s
beloved Highland home and still Scottish home to the British Royal
Family since 1852 when it was purchased for the Queen by Prince
Albert, having been leased in 1848, some six years after the Queen
and Prince’s first visit to Scotland, in 1842. The architect chosen
for the rebuilding of Balmoral was William Smith, City Architect of
Aberdeen and the…
Welcome to the brand new Royal Central
round up. Once a week, we’ll be bringing you some of the most
exciting and interesting stories from the site as well as the
latest news from royalty across the world. And we’re starting with
a royal baby special. PA/…
There’s been a lot of discussions
recently about Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal status.
Okay, actually there’s been a lot of discussion about him in
general. The non-traditional name. The cuteness. At less than a
week old, this is…
The proud dad confirmed that a first name
was still under consideration but the baby boy born to the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex early on May 6th 2019 already has access to a
title. The new seventh in line to the throne won’t be an HRH but he
could take his father’s secondary title, Earl of Dumbarton. And
it’s a title he could well make his own. When the Queen bestowed
the title…
