In the portrait she is a young widow,
mourning a husband who had died not long after their wedding and
whose death left her free to pursue the power she had been born to
wield. Almost five hundred years after it was painted, an image of
Mary, Queen of Scots at a crucial moment in her tumultuous royal
career is going on show. The painting, by Francois Clouet, was only
recently confirmed to be of…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to
make a three day visit to Morocco, touching down on February 23rd
for a series of engagements carried out at the request of the UK
government. As Harry and Meghan prepare for this latest high
profile trip, Royal Central takes a look back…
Royal Pictures from History: first sight of Elizabeth II as Queen
7th February 2019
In this occasional series, looking at
famous royal images from history, Royal Central goes back to 1952
and the moment the world first saw Elizabeth II after her sudden
accession to the throne on the death of her father, King George VI.
The Image:Queen Elizabeth II…
Flowers are being laid on the grave of
George VI at Windsor today to mark the 67th anniversary of his
death. The Queen’s father, who died in his sleep on February
6th 1952, is buried at St. George’s Chapel. A wreath of seasonal
flowers in yellow and regal purple is among the tributes being left
for the monarch who was 56 when he passed away at Sandringham in
Norfolk. He had been king…
Diana and Anne's relationship in spotlight as new TV show examines claims they didn't get along
5th February 2019
The relationship between Diana, Princess
of Wales and the Princess Royal is in the spotlight again as a new
series of programmes focused on the Queen’s family airs. The bond,
or lack of one, between the two women was often discussed in the
years before Diana’s death and…
The royal year is underway, and while
January might not be the busiest month of them all, The Royal
Family have been out and about as their 2019 diaries begin to fill.
Royal Central has been taking a look at what they’ve been up to in
January and how this royal year is…
While a royal wedding dress might grab
all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close
second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal
bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our
fourth discussion about the wedding gown itself but the flowers
have their own part in every big royal wedding. That was no
different on February 2nd 2002 when…
On 30 March 2001, Queen Beatrix announced
the engagement of her son and heir, Prince Willem-Alexander to the
Argentine-born investment banker Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti. The
couple were married on 2 February 2002. Today, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are…
This month, Westminster Abbey became a
royal wedding venue for the first time in centuries when Princess
Patricia of Connaught married there. She was the church’s first
royal bride in over 500 years. As the centenary of her wedding
approaches, Royal Central is looking…
Royalty has always been the subject of
imagery but some moments stick in the mind and take on an
historical resonance all of their own. In this occasional series,
Royal Central takes a look at some of the most famous images in
royal history, beginning with a poignant picture taken on this day
almost seven decades ago. The Image – King George VI, London
Airport, January 31st 1952 Embed from…
