In February 1308, England welcomed its
new queen to her realm for the first time. Isabella, consort to
King Edward II, arrived with her husband at Dover after an
elaborate wedding in her home country. Isabella expected adulation
and respect. Instead, she watched as Edward showered kisses on a
court favourite. It would set the template for a marriage that
ultimately led to betrayal, a fight for the…
Gustavus Adolphus or better known as King
Gustav II of Sweden was born in 1594. At the age of only 16, Gustav
was a war-torn young Crown Prince who was eager to take over the
Swedish throne. When Denmark-Norway stirred up a new war in 1610,
it was only a question of when the…
The Royal Palace in Oslo is today a
striking monument in the city centre of Oslo. When the castle was
built, it was located outside the very centre of Oslo. The property
that is today the residence of Norway’s monarch was for only 300
years ago nothing more than part of a…
Amidst the chronicle of lost tombs at
Westminster Abbey is that of Queen Anne Neville, wife of King
Richard III. Queen Anne’s invisibility in these terms underlines
the purported neglect on behalf of Richard III; this lack of a
memorial was rectified however when a bronze plaque was placed to
Queen Anne’s memory at Westminster Abbey, in an attempt to redress
this act of historical forgetting.
April brings spring, brighter weather, a
flurry of flowers and an array of anniversaries. The fourth month
of the year has been the backdrop for some milestone events
involving England’s queens, both regnant and consort. Here’s our
Calendar of Queens for…
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had
to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because
of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come
together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish
Queen. Many people noticed that several…
Princess Beatrice’s wedding is off - Buckingham Palace officially confirms postponement
17th April 2020
Princess Beatrice has officially
cancelled her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, due to the
coronavirus outbreak. The Queen’s granddaughter, 31, was set to
marry the millionaire property tycoon, 37, at St James Palace with
a reception to follow at The Queen’s gardens at Buckingham Palace.
In an exclusive interview with Royal Central earlier this month,
Sarah, Duchess of York…
Clare Waight Keller, Duchess of Sussex's wedding dress designer, leaves Givenchy
11th April 2020
Clare Waight Keller, who designed The
Duchess of Sussex’s wedding dress, has left Givenchy. She
previously worked at Pringle of Scotland and Chloe before becoming
the first female leader of the French fashion in 2017. In a
statement, Clare Waight Keller said: “As the…
This year, in 2020, marks 75 years since
World War II ended. It’s also 80 years since war came to the
monarchies of Norway and Denmark. While the Danish royal family was
taken prisoner by the Germans, the Norwegian royal family managed
to escape from the Germans and carry…
The flowers carried by the Duchess of
Cornwall on her wedding day, April 9th 2005, were filled with
personal touches that had their own place in her royal romance with
the Prince of Wales. For not only were the flowers in Camilla’s
posy highly significant, they had been grown by the bride and groom
themselves. The Duchess of Cornwall’s wedding flowers were a burst
of spring sunshine. She…
