Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18
January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born
businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle
Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a
younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val, near
Brussels in Francophone Wallonia in 1977 when Claire was
3-years-old. After completing her primary and secondary
education…
Kensington Palace to host new exhibition on Diana, Princess of Wales
15th January 2017
Kensington Palace is to host a new
exhibition about Diana, Princess of Wales to mark 20 years since
the death of the Princess, including a new temporary garden which
is being installed in the grounds of the Palace in celebration of
her life. The choice of a garden being…
One of the downsides to being royal are
the lack of privacy, media scrutiny, and paparazzi following their
every move. Each royal has their own way of dealing with these
things. I’ve often said to friends and coworkers that the Swedish
Royal Family has the best outlook…
All bets are on that Prince Harry will
tie the knot, or at least pop the question, to his girlfriend,
Meghan Markle in 2017. Yet, she is a most unconventional addition
to the British Royal Family. Currently, Buckingham Palace, Clarence
House and Kensington Palace run Twitter accounts on behalf of the
Senior members of the family and only tweet out pictures and
information from official events.
On 17 July 1918, after three centuries in
power, the Romanov dynasty came to a tragic end with the brutal
execution of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, Empress Alexandra and
their five children. Background Tsar Nicholas II became Emperor of
Russia on 1 November 1894 following the…
One of the most popular members of the
Royal Family, the Duchess of Cambridge comes from humble origins
and will one day become Queen consort. Let’s take a look back at
the life of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Birth and Childhood
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton on 9…
Soon to be President of the United
States, Donald J Trump, is expected to undertake his first State
Visit to the UK at some point in the next couple of years, a
much-anticipated event. When the American billionaire does arrive
at Windsor Castle following a ceremonial welcome, all will seem
well between The Royal Family and the American President. However,
it is likely to be a turbulent…
1. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th
wedding anniversary Of all the events to happen in 2017, this is
probably the most anticipated. On November 20th 2017, The
91-year-old Queen and 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate
a milestone 70 years of…
A recent poll, conducted by Ipsos on
the behalf of Global News, suggests that the majority of Canadians
would favour severing ties with their monarchy upon the death of
the current Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
The poll showed that 53% of respondents…
A right royal year! Royal Central team share their favourite moments
28th December 2016
Charlie Proctor, Editor-in-chief: My
favourite royal moment of 2016 has to be when The Queen and members
of The Royal Family visited Poundbury and stopped by for a visit to
the pub and Waitrose. The images of Her Majesty stood in the middle
of the supermarket aisle, looking slightly bemused, is probably
photo of the year. Not only that, but I had great fun writing
headlines that day. I think I…
