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…
Who was the busiest Windsor in January?
4th February 2019
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…
Royal Wedding Flowers: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
2nd February 2019
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…
Royal Wedding Dresses: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
2nd February 2019
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…
Westminster Abbey's Royal Brides: The Middle Ages
1st February 2019
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…
Royal Pictures from History: the final farewell of a king
31st January 2019
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…
Who is Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands?
31st January 2019
Today, Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands turns 81-years-old. So we are going to have a little
look at who she is and what has happened in her life so far.
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard was born in 1938 in Soestdijk
Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands as the eldest child
of…
Could the Duchess of Sussex appear on the front of Vogue?
28th January 2019
It’s one of the world’s leading fashion
magazines and now its boss in the UK has publicly wished for the
Duchess of Sussex as its cover star. The editor in chief at British
Vogue has said he wants to put Meghan on the front of his magazine.
Edward Enninful was speaking…
Returning to England with Victoria
28th January 2019
The Duke of Kent was determined that his
unborn child – history’s Queen Victoria – should not be born
outside of Britain, to assure its right to succeed to the throne in
the British mind. As a true Hanoverian, he was the fourth son of
George III, the King who famously ‘glor[ied] in the name of
Britain’. Clearly, it was a step forward from the reign of George
I, who knew only faulty…

