The current situation in the United
States, where President Trump has said he will authorise the
military to enter towns and cities unless growing civil unrest
comes to an end, has drawn attention around the world. In these
circumstances, it is perhaps not unsurprising to hear members of
royal families share their opinions. The protests began following
the death of George Floyd on May 25th…
For a woman who had such a profound
effect on a whole country, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Catherine
of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on,
the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for
whom this French princess was a…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only…
Sarah, Duchess of York's poignant message to Princess Beatrice on her missed wedding day
29th May 2020
Sarah, Duchess of York has posted a
special tribute to her elder daughter on what should have been one
of the biggest days of her life. The proud mother had told Princess
Beatrice of the joy she brings her on the day she was meant to get
married. Sarah posted the message to Beatrice on her official
Instagram page. Sharing a family photo of the princess as a
youngster, the Duchess wrote ”Love…
Friday, 29 May is the day that Princess
Beatrice was set to marry businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s wedding has been
set back indefinitely. While we patiently wait for the couple to
tie the knot, Royal Central is taking a…
His Majesty King Rama V of Siam,
present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in
1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn
ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his
uncle acted as his guardian. During his five years…
When little Prince Christopher was born
in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought
he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was
exactly what he became. Christopher was born as a member of the
house of Wittelsbach. He grew up in the safety of the Bavarian
royal court and in his teens he served under the German Emperor. He
must have been a very…
Twelve years ago today, Prince Joachim
married his fiancée, Marie Cavallier in Mogeltonder Church, in
South Jutland. Prince Joachim and Princess Marie met while
Joachim was still married to his first wife, Countess Alexandra.
They were invited to a dinner and, being the…
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
undertook a month-long tour of Canada in May and June of 1939,
visiting every province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and they
also spent a few days in the United States. The tour was more
ambitious than any of the previous Canadian tours.
Following the coronavirus lockdowns
across Europe, some nations are starting to reopen slowly. Denmark
has begun the first steps of relaxing restrictions, and as that
continues, it’s been announced that some of the royal museums in
the capital, Copenhagen, are set to reopen soon. All the parties of
the Danish parliament met on Wednesday evening and agreed to reopen
some facilities number of…
