Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been
sharing more details of their marriage with just over two months to
go until they say ‘I do’. The couple are promising a ‘moment of fun
and joy’ so to get in that celebratory spirit, Royal Central
rounds up everything we know, so far, about the first Royal Wedding
of 2018. The Big Day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married on
May 19th 2018 at…
In the magnificent twelfth-century Gothic
cathedral church of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, thirty-nine
Kings and Queens of Denmark are buried. One Danish queen, however,
is missing – and by no mere accident or fluke of history. Members
of the Royal House of Denmark…
How important are the Royal Family to the
idea of Britishness today? That’s one of the questions raised by a
set of coins which go into circulation in the UK on March 1st 2018.
The Royal Mint has launched a series of new ten pence pieces– 26 in
all, created to form an…
The Duchess of Cambridge has become the
patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
(RCOG). She’s just the second patron of the organization but her
new role is the continuation of a long association between the
college and the Royal Family. To mark the announcement, Royal
Central takes a look at the regal past of this Royal College. The
first patron of the college was the…
Following the death of Prince
Henrik, rumours that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate
have once again began circulating. These rumours have been around
for some years stating that The Queen of Denmark would abdicate in
favour of her eldest son and heir, Crown…
For or against? Should Dame Anna Wintour have removed her sunglasses when meeting The Queen?
21st February 2018
Yesterday, The Queen made a surprise
appearance at London Fashion Week where she sat front row next to
Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Dame Anna Wintour. Many were quick to
point out that Dame Anna did not remove her sunglasses when meeting
Her Majesty. Was this a breach in…
On Wednesday, King Harald of Norway turns
81-years-old. There will be no big celebration like last year, but
a private celebration with friends and the closest family. On the
occasion of the King of Norway’s birthday, we will look at the not
so well known history of His Majesty. King Harald was only a prince
and three-years-old when the Germans invaded Norway during World
War II. King…
On 1 August 1832, the thirteen-year-old
Princess Victoria of Kent made her first entry into her diary; it
was a diary, as she described it on its title page, which had been
given to her by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, at Kensington
Palace the day before. Bound in…
On 16 March 1861, the Duchess of Kent,
born Princess Marie Louise Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and by
her first marriage, Princess of Leinigen, died at her residence of
Frogmore House, in Windsor Great Park. Though she had been mother
to Queen Victoria, the Duchess of…
Today, Queen Elizabeth will be entering
her 67th year as monarch. A feat never achieved before by a British
monarch. She will not be celebrating the occasion because the date
also marks the anniversary of her father’s death. The next
nationwide celebrations for a jubilee occasion will be in 2022 when
Her Majesty celebrates 70 years on the throne. The Platinum Jubilee
will take place in the…
