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…
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…
Another royal wedding ahead: Granddaughter of Princess Alexandra announces her engagement
15th November 2019
Princess Alexandra’s family is
celebrating some happy news this week as her granddaughter, Flora
Alexandra Ogilvy, announced her engagement to former professional
hockey player Timothy Vesterberg. Flora shared the news on her
Instagram account, posting a gorgeous…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace
11th November 2019
The royal wedding of Prince Rainier III
of Monaco to American actress, Grace Kelly was dubbed the “Wedding
of the Century” and took place on the 18th and19th of April 1956.
As one of the most respected and highly paid actresses in
Hollywood, Grace was…
It was a ground breaking and glamourous
royal wedding and the images of it remain as familiar now as they
have ever done. The world watched, enthralled, when Grace Kelly
married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956. Her
wedding dress has become one of the most celebrated royal outfits
of modern times. And her bridal bouquet is just as well known. For
her religious wedding, Grace chose a…
Her gown she wore for her religious
marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an
icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress
before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of
Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil…
Ninety Years of Grace: the most famous royal wedding dress of all?
1st November 2019
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
It’s the hat that everyone wants to see
and we’ll get another go in 2020. Princess Beatrice is set to marry
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020 which means plenty of speculation
about the bride’s dress, the wedding tiara and her granny’s hat.
Yes, one of the style moments of all recent royal nuptials has been
the Queen’s choice of outfit. As a new royal wedding countdown…
