Snow has provided enjoyment for countless
generations of children and adults alike; royalty, of
course, is no exception to this time-honoured rule. English
monarchs have wintered at Windsor since the twelfth century.
Windsor Castle was the preferred royal residence in which to
spend Christmas for Queen Victoria during Prince Albert’s lifetime,
Osborne House being chosen on occasion only…
Prince Albert is generally credited with
introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the
work of his wife’s grandmother, Queen Charlotte. Like Prince
Albert, Charlotte was born and raised in Germany, where the
tradition of bringing a tree inside at…
All royal wedding dresses are keenly
anticipated but there is always slightly more interest and slightly
more pressure when the gown on show belongs to a queen in waiting.
On December 4th 1999, Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz walked into the Town
Hall of Brussels for the start…
The future queen who has to take second place to a younger brother in a different line of succession
3rd December 2023
She’s in line to be Queen of Norway one
day, but Princess Ingrid Alexandra has to take a lower place in
another line of succession thanks to different rules. She is one
step behind her younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, in the line
to the British throne. Ingrid Alexandra is second in line to
Norway’s crown. Her father, Crown Prince Haakon, is first in line
and she is directly behind…
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is third
in line to the Norwegian throne, and as of today, he is legally
allowed to ascend the throne should it ever come to that. However,
there are a few major differences in the titles and styles of
Sverre Magnus and his older sister…
Every Christmas, we expect the Royal
Family to go to Sandringham for their annual Christmas Day church
service and later, hear a speech from the Monarch. While that is
the tradition in the 21st century, the days of the Royal Family
celebrating Christmas in a big way date…
She was the queen who made her mark on
Christmas. So much of how we celebrate the festive season began in
the Victorian era and the monarch who gave her name to that time
left intricate records of how she celebrated. In this special
series, Royal Central looks at some of the most important of them
and discovers how Queen Victoria celebrated Christmas. The
Christmas of 1832 is the first recorded…
King Harald’s gift to Prince Sverre
Magnus on his 18th birthday was the designation as a Grand Cross of
the Order of St. Olav. The prince, the only grandson of King Harald
and Queen Sonja, received the gift just days before he comes of
age. And it’s a very special…
All the brand new Christmas traditions being put in place by the Royal Family
1st December 2023
The Christmas period is always a
particularly fun time for royal watching, with behind-the-scenes
pictures of the palaces being decorated for the holidays and royals
carrying out holiday-themed engagements moving to the forefront.
The Royal Family have always played a…
The royal reason a magnificent Christmas tree stands in Trafalgar Square
1st December 2023
Every year since 1947, a 20-metre tall
tree has been donated to the British as a thank-you from Norway.
Now, that tree shines in London’s Trafalgar Square every holiday
season. The tree was given to thank the British for their support
during World War II. In April 1940, Germany invaded Norway and
attempted to capture King Haakon VII, the royal family, and other
members of the Norwegian…
