Today, the Queen hosts a reception in
London to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince
Charles as Prince of Wales. The ceremony itself took place on July
1st 1969 at Caernarfon Castle, watched by thousands at the ancient
royal site and many more on TV. It marked a milestone in the
life of Charles Philip Arthur George, first born son of Elizabeth
II and the Duke of Edinburgh, as…
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep
her distance from Wallis Simpson is at the heart of a new TV
programme. In ‘Queen Mum: the Reluctant Queen’, her attitude
towards the Duchess of Windsor is examined with one letter,
describing her as a ‘’naughty lady’’…
EXCLUSIVE: Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia talks charity work in interview with Royal Central
4th March 2019
EXCLUSIVE On Thursday of last week, Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia held a gala
dinner in London to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Crown
Princess Katherine’s charity organisation, Lifeline. His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Alexander was…
The Royal Household has published new
social media guidelines which ask all users who interact with their
channels to act with “courtesy, kindness and respect.” According to
the statement, they ask anybody “engaging with our social media
channels shows courtesy, kindness and respect for all other members
of our social media communities.” Users who do not abide by the
new…
The Queen's controversial style pick for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
1st March 2019
When Queen Elizabeth II invested her
eldest son Prince Charles with the title of Prince of Wales in a
ceremony on 1 July 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales, it was the
latest in a storied and solemn show of monarchy and there were
absolutely no complaints about the…
They are famously close royal sisters and
now they’re sharing centre stage at a very special event. As the
final preparations are made for the exhibition of clothes from
Princess Eugenie’s wedding, it’s been confirmed that the maid of
honour outfit chosen…
Included amongst the works read as a
young woman by Princess Alix of Hesse, later Tsarina Alexandra
Feodorovna (1872-1918), were – according to letters that she wrote
to her eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Louis of Battenberg –
Guizot’s Reformation de la Litterature, the Life of Cromwell and
Raumer’s nine-volume set, Geschichte der Hohenstaufen(Baroness
Sophie Buxhoeveden…
It is the oldest Order of Chivalry in
Britain, linking the 21st century with the medieval era and today
it got new members. Buckingham Palace has announced that the Order
of the Garter is to welcome two new appointments. Dame Mary Peters,
the Olympic gold medallist who has…
Olivia Colman has won the Best Actress in
a Leading Role at the 91st Academy Awards for her part as Queen
Anne in The Favourite. She picked up her first Academy Award at the
ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre. Colman
walked away with The…
The Academy Awards take place in
Hollywood tonight with Olivia Colman in the running for Best
Actress for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. If
the British star does pick up the Oscar (and she has to get past
the mighty Glenn Close to do that) then she’ll join a select list
of performers who have won at the biggest film awards in the world
for playing a monarch. As Olivia (and…
