The first and only time that the boy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited London occurred between 1764-5, at about the half-way point of the Mozart family’s monumental European Grand Tour, which was to prove pivotal in Wolfgang’s developmental process as a composer, the beginning proper of those childhood travels he would make on his path towards musical maturity.
Over the fifteen months that…
His birth secured the succession in a way the British royal family had never known before. When Mary, Duchess of York delivered a healthy boy on June 23rd 1894 she ensured that her royal dynasty had three heirs in direct line to the throne. But the baby who arrived that day…
It is the high point of summer and a high point in the royal history books. For June 22nd, in the very heart of midsummer, has seen some of the most celebrated and sparkling of all regal events. And all of them are milestones in famous reigns. Here are four special royal…
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a tale all of their own. In this occasional series, Royal Central looks at some of the best known pictures in regal history and today we rewind almost four decades to a very famous debut in London.
The picture – June 22nd 1982…
Friday marks two years since the United Kingdom last hosted The Queen for a State Opening of Parliament.
Her Majesty formally opens Parliament at the beginning of each parliamentary session. As the legislature has not been prorogued for two years, Parliament is still…
Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson? One of these men will become The Queen's 14th Prime Minister
20th June 2019
Who will become The Queen’s 14th Prime Minister? We are one step closer to knowing as thirteen candidates vying for the position have now been whittled down to just two.
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been chosen by Conservative Party MPs to fight it out to become…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black on her big anniversary, just as she was two decades ago when she said ‘I do’ at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
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As she…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot
19th June 2019
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside The Queen, their family and friends.
Edward and Sophie, who married on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the racecourse.
They did not take part…
Take a look at who at who is in the Carriage Procession for the second day of Royal Ascot
19th June 2019
The second day of the Royal Ascot meeting is underway, with The Queen arriving at the racecourse by carriage alongside some of her family, friends and staff.
Wearing duck egg blue, Her Majesty was joined in the first carriage by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of…
It was a long-awaited royal wedding in Sweden when Crown Princess Victoria wed her longtime love, Daniel Westling in a ceremony in Stockholm that brought in royals from across the globe which was described as “Europe’s biggest royal wedding since thePrince of Wales marriedLady Diana Spencer in 1981.”
The engagement between the pair was announced on 24 February 2009…
