The Royal Christmas Broadcast is a
tradition dating back nearly a century, and four British monarchs
have marked notable moments in history in their speeches. They are
milestones in the royal story and each day in December, we at Royal
Central will be bringing you a different Christmas speech from
history. The first Christmas speech King George V gave his first
Christmas Broadcast in 1932.
How Sandringham became the favourite home for Royal Family Christmas celebrations
1st December 2024
King Charles has continued a tradition
that was firmly set in stone during the last part of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth II: a Sandringham Christmas. For decades, the
royals have gathered at the Norfolk estate for their festive
celebrations and The King shows no sign of…
Princess Astrid of Norway has one of the
most unique tiaras in the Norwegian Royal Family and it actually
belonged first to a beloved British Queen. Princess Astrid, Mrs.
Ferner often wears Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet. Queen
Alexandra most likely received…
The festive celebrations at Victoria and Albert's Osborne House
28th November 2024
They were the royals who really helped
invent modern Christmas as we know it and now one of their
favourite homes is putting on a festive treat. Osborne House, Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert’s family home in the Isle of Wight, will
be welcoming visitors for special Christmas celebrations.
Families will be able to celebrate the holiday season with a
special Christmas quest with twelve…
London’s oldest meat market which has
served the community for more than 900 years is set to close.
Smithfield has been one of the most famous trading spots in Britain
for centuries, given special status by a very famous medieval
monarch, but is now set to shut its…
The Tower of London celebrates Christmas with a medieval monarch
27th November 2024
Visitors will be able to visit a
thirteenth century Christmas at the Tower of London this holiday
season. Historic Royal Palaces will be marking the holiday season
in true royal style. Visitors will be able to see what Christmas
celebrations would have looked like…
The modern mystery surrounding the death of one of history's most controversial queens
24th November 2024
Her story is amongst the most
controversial of all the Queens of England and centuries after her
death, a new twist appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An
expert at the National Archives in London found a document
suggesting that the consort who revolutionised royalty may have
died of the plague. Euan Roger is a records specialist at the
National Archives and while looking through 16th…
Want to send The King a Christmas card? All you need to know about sending royals some festive cheer
20th November 2024
With the 2024 holiday season well on its
way, many of us are looking to send Christmas cards out to spread
some festive cheer. If you are looking to add some royal replies to
your holiday cards, you can send a card to your favourite member of
the Royal Family. What can…
Although she was only queen consort for
nine years before she became the dowager, Alexandra of Denmark was
the most fashionable Queen of the United Kingdom in modern history.
Who was this unwitting royal fashion influencer? The then-Princess
Alexandra of Denmark arrived…
On November 20th 2014, a duchess
descended from royalty but who had more titles than most kings and
queens of her time died. The death of a Spanish noblewoman might
not ordinarily make global headlines. But Cayetana, Duchess of
Alba, was no ordinary person. She had been feted by some of the
most famous people of the 20th century and packed plenty of
excitement and intrigue into her 88 years. The…
