Carols, mulled wine, a Christmas feast,
and piles of gifts … no, it’s not a scene from your favourite
festive movie, but from the court of Henry VIII. If you’ve ever
wondered how the Tudors celebrated Christmas, join royal historian
Lucy Worsley as she hosts A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley
airing on BBC Two at 9 p.m. tonight and premiering Christmas Day on
PBS in…
The Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster just six days before Christmas
19th December 2019
The Queen attended the State Opening of
Parliament on Thursday morning – just six days before Christmas.
The occasion in Westminster is thought to have been Her Majesty’s
final engagement of 2019. She will shortly depart London for
Sandringham where the…
What would happen to The Queen's hostage if Her Majesty wasn't safely returned to Buckingham Palace?
19th December 2019
On Thursday, the State Opening of
Parliament once again takes place in London with The Queen
travelling to the Palace of Westminster to deliver a speech
outlining her government’s agenda for the next parliamentary
session. The day is full of historical traditions…
The Queen takes Conservative MP hostage for the second time this year
19th December 2019
The Queen has once again taken a
Conservative Member of Parliament as hostage at Buckingham Palace
whilst she delivers her speech at the Palace of Westminster. Stuart
Andrew, MP for Pudsey, is being ‘held captive’ at the Palace and
will be released once the Monarch has been safely returned from the
State Opening of Parliament. Mr Andrew arrived at Buckingham Palace
before The Queen…
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground named one of England's best play spaces
17th December 2019
It’s a whimsical area of Kensington
Gardens where pirate ships and imagination reign, and now the
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground has been ranked as one
of the country’s best playgrounds. The playground, which is visited
by more than one million…
Queen Victoria’s exquisitely woven
wedding dress of Spitalfields silk satin survives. Her wedding veil
was placed over her face as her body was dressed and prepared for
burial at Windsor. Fascinatingly as I found out during research,
the wedding veil and one of the…
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 of her marriage celebrations to the
heir to the throne of Belgium, Philippe. Mathilde’s marriage turned
her…
It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests.
Crown Prince of Japan urges his daughter to update Japanese people regarding her wedding
1st December 2019
The Crown Prince of Japan, Akishino, has
urged his eldest child and older daughter, Princess Mako, to update
the Japanese public regarding engagement and postponed wedding to
Kei Komuro. His Imperial Highness said, “This coming February marks
two years [since the…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a
queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier
when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However,
the seemingly run of the mill royal union that began that day would
transform the lives of two royals and one monarchy. Here, Royal
Central looks back at the…
