With the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in
Paris only a few days away, royals across the world are preparing
to support their athletes as they represent their kingdoms. While
most royals heading to the Olympics will be spectators, there are
some who have played much bigger roles with some even having the
honour of carrying their country’s flag. King Harald of Norway,
1964 The then-Crown…
King Charles has read his speech at the
State Opening of Parliament and he was wearing one of the most
important symbols of monarchy for it, the Imperial State
Crown. The Imperial State Crown is worn by the British
monarch when they leave Westminster Abbey at the end of…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
arrived in Jersey for a visit to the self-governing British Crown
Dependency. The last King Charles also had a strong connection to
the island nation. The future-King Charles II sought
sanctuary on Jersey twice during the Wars of the…
How sport showcases are bringing Prince George and Princess Charlotte on to the public stage
16th July 2024
Prince George and Princess Charlotte have
shown again that they are following in mum and dad’s footsteps with
strong support for sport. The Prince and Princess of Wales have
been regulars at many sporting events throughout the years and now
their children are carrying on the tradition. It shows the
importance this new generation of royals puts on all kinds of
sport. That was very clear at…
He was the fifth son and the youngest of
the six children of King George V and Queen Mary and, briefly, a
star of the Royal Family. Now, over a century on from his life, his
story continues to fascinate. Royal Central looks at the story of
Prince John, the forgotten son of…
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much
suited to its wearer.And three decades on, it’s still irresistibly
beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah Chatto’s bridal
gown the best royal wedding dress of them all? [getty…
As she undertook her first official visit
to Portugal, Princess Leonor was given the Grand Cross of the
Military Order of Christ by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The
Order, which has three homonyms around the world in the Holy See,
the House of Orléans-Bragança and Kongo (an ancient African Kingdom
located in the territory of modern day Angola), has very ancient
origins, as it is…
Sweet Caroline: the enlightenment princess who became one of Britain's most important queens
14th July 2024
She was a popular princess who became a
successful queen whose influence helped make vaccination an
important medical process. And yet her untimely death saw her
forgotten as the royal dynasty she helped form became more famous.
But this queen called Caroline had a sweet…
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th1543, his five previous unions…
While some links between royal houses are
well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and
perhaps all the more interesting for that. And although the links
between Albert II and Charles III might be stretched, they are
still there. The connection between the House of Windsor and the
House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince
of Monaco married a British…
