A man has been arrested after a bomb
disposal team attended to reports of a suspicious item at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The Palace is the Queen’s
official residence in Scotland. She is not currently at the
property and has been living at Windsor Castle for the best part of
the year. The suspicious item has now been dealt with. A
spokesperson for Police Scotland…
It was a royal wedding for the history
books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to
boot. On this day in 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden
in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination
while their rather glamourous…
It was one of the most talked about
weddings of the 19th century. All eyes were on a young, Danish
princess called Alexandra as she walked into St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on March 10th 1863 to marry Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
Her groom was heir to Queen…
It was a wedding fit for a queen in
waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a
wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their
romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir
to her country’s throne, wed Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the recent
past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those
troubles and enjoyed a successful…
When Princess Patricia of Connaught,
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wed Alexander Ramsay in London in
1919, she more than made her mark. For not only had Patricia wed a
man with no royal title. She had given up her own HRH to
become his wife. Victoria Patricia Helena…
Former Brazilian Imperial Palace destroyed by fire is to be completely restored by 2024
22nd February 2021
The former Brazilian Imperial Palace,
Paço de São Cristóvão, is set to be restored after being destroyed
by a large fire.. Located in Rio de Janeiro, the historic palace
was largely destroyed by the blaze on 2 September 2018. At the
time, the former royal residence…
Forty years ago, on a day for lovers, a
future sovereign married his consort in a cathedral filled with
royal resonance. As Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary, Royal Central takes a
look at the famous setting for their historic marriage. Henri, then
Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa Mestre y
Batista had told the press at…
Royal Wedding Dresses: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
14th February 2021
On 14 February 1981, the religious
wedding ceremony for then Henri, the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Luxembourg to Cuban-born María Teresa Mestre y Batista in Notre
Dame Cathedral took place. The pair, who had married in a
civilceremony earlier in the day in the Grand…
Marking the 479th anniversary of Catherine Howard's execution
13th February 2021
On 13 February in 1542, Catherine Howard
met her tragic end. The youngest of Henry VIII’s consorts, Howard
and her short tenure, is often forgotten for Catherine of Aragon
and Anne Boleyn. However, her execution was nothing like that of
her cousin Boleyn. The daughter…
Princess Margaret's poignant nod to her father on her wedding day
12th February 2021
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before her marriage. Margaret had turned
to Norman Hartnell for her wedding ensemble and entrusted him with
creating perfect…
