Princess Beatrice’s upcoming wedding to
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has been significantly scaled back because of
the ongoing coronavirus pandemic engulfing the world. The Daily
Telegraph reports that the couple have been forced to cancel their
wedding reception at Buckingham Palace due to the new social
distancing guidance issued by the British government. It is also
likely that the wedding…
While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation but, despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu because of a much…
While most of our “Last Queens” series
focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning
monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last
monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It
became the shortlived Republic of…
Until now, hungry visitors to Windsor
Castle had to look outside its walls to grab a meal or a quick cup
of tea. But this week, the Royal Collection Trust announced the
castle has opened its very first café. Located in Edward III’s
medieval Undercroft,one of the oldest surviving spaces in the
1,000-year-old castle, the Undercroft Café serves a variety of
freshly prepared meals and…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium’s State Visit to Italy next month has been cancelled amidst
the coronavirus outbreak. Their Majesties, accompanied by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence and the Prime Ministers of
various Belgian regions, were due…
The life and times of the 18th Duchess of Alba, who had more titles than Queen Elizabeth II
2nd March 2020
The 18th Duchess of Alba, María del
Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, was born on 28 March
1926 at the vast Liria Palace, which has served as the Madrid
residence of the Dukes of Albas for generations (most of the home
was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War…
Every royal life is peppered with
milestones, the moments that mark beginnings and ends, filled with
joy and sometimes sadness. On Royal Central, we’re charting
the famous dates throughout the year in our Calendars of Kings and
Queens. And as March gets well and truly under way, it’s time to
look at the regal landmarks that month has brought. Here is a
Calendar of Kings for…
The Queen's guards perform Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer' outside Buckingham Palace
28th February 2020
The Queen’s guards performed a special
medley of Bon Jovi hits on Friday morning outside of Buckingham
Palace. The Band of the Household Guard performed some of the rock
band’s most famous tunes, including Livin’ on a Prayer, It’s My
Life and You…
Early Life Born on 14 October 1938,
Empress Farah Pahlavi was the only child of Sohrab Diba and Farideh
Diba Ghotbi in Tehran. Less than ten years later, in 1947, she
would lose her father at an early age; as Farah was very close to
her father, his death deeply…
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 Elizabeth, second
daughter of Victoria’s third son, the Duke of Connaught, walked
into Westminster Abbey on February 27th…
