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 into the first…
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. The…
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…
A Royal Wedding Anniversary: the marriage 85 years ago of the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece was memorable in many ways, writes Jane Dismore
29th November 2019
‘Marina is pretty & charming & I think
Georgie is very lucky to have found such a delightful bride.’ These
happy words in September 1934 from Queen Mary, mother of Prince
George, to Lady Desborough barely disguised the relief she and
George V felt as they approached…
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s
Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several
articles where we look at the life of the British princess who
married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo
today, the city that Maud once…
This year, it is 150 years since the
Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written
about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her
husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in
1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot of
jewellery with her. One item from this precious collection has
simply disappeared. It has been stolen and it…
The Queen's Christmas holiday at Sandringham likely to be disrupted if Boris Johnson wins General Election
25th November 2019
The Queen’s Christmas holiday may be
interrupted if the Conservative Party is voted back to government
in the upcoming General Election. If Boris Johnson is returned to
Downing Street on December 12, he has promised to bring his EU
withdrawal deal back to Parliament…
Prince Andrew criticised for announcing his retirement on The Queen & Prince Philip's 72nd wedding anniversary
20th November 2019
The Duke of York has been criticised for
announcing that he is to step down as a working royal on the day
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are celebrating their 72nd
wedding anniversary. Her Majesty and Prince Philip on 20th November
1947. However, instead of…
After the wedding of Princess Elizabeth
and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at 11:30 am in Westminster Abbey
on 20 November 1947, the bridal gifts given to Princess Elizabeth
were exhibited at St James’s Palace, numbering over 2,500. Like the
gifts, Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress, designed by the leading
British couturier, Sir Norman Hartnell, was also put on display. It
had been made up…
