On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The
woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was
also one of her country’s most interesting…
Charlie Proctor offers his thoughts on
Prince Harry’s fall from grace, ten years on from a 2014 article
praising his dedication to work and duty. As I was settling down
for breakfast one day last week, I decided it would be fun to take
a dive into Royal Central’s…
Their love is perhaps one of the
strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His
early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who
took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert
was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha…
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 src=”110157913″ width=”390″ height=”594″ tld=”com”] It was
designed by Jasper Conran and its…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry…
It was perhaps the biggest royal wedding
style surprise of all. After months of speculation that Princess
Eugenie would wear the York Tiara for her wedding, the bride
surprised us all and what a surprise it was. Eugenie wore emeralds
for her wedding. The Princess borrowed…
In 2001, Prince William met Catherine
Middleton while they were students in residence at St Salvator’s
Hall at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. While the two
were close friends at first, it was at a charity fashion show in
2002 that Catherine reportedly caught William’s eyes as she wore a
see-through lace dress. During their second year, they became
flatmates with another pair…
If one wanted to be cheeky, one could say
this royal love story began with a match. Well, it did when Prince
Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, met Sophie
Rhys-Jones at a tennis event in 1993. She represented firms across
the UK, Switzerland, and Australia…
There have been six Dukes of Gloucester
throughout history, the first created in 1385 and the current
having held the title since 1974. It has a long past, and some
consider the title cursed due to its most famous titleholder, and
that the first three men to hold it died…
While it’s happily ever after for King
Charles and Queen Camilla, it was a long road to get to that point.
In the summer of 1970, the two reportedly met during a polo match
at Great Windsor Park. The two shared a love of polo and the same
sense of humor as Camilla jokedher great-grandmother had an affair
with King Edward VII. They began dating but Charles left to serve
in the Royal…
