Queen Camilla is often known to wear
clothes by designers Anna Valentine, Bruce Oldfield, and Fiona
Clare, with hats designed by milliner Philip Treacy. As the year
comes to an end, Royal Central is taking a look at some of her most
notable fashion moments. Commonwealth Day On 11 March, Commonwealth
Day, Her Majesty wore a sky blue ensemble by Bruce Oldfield with a
coordinating hat by Philip…
What's occurring? King Charles beaten in Christmas Day TV ratings by Gavin and Stacey finale
26th December 2024
The King has lost the top spot in the
Christmas Day ratings to a programme set partly in Wales featuring
a little prince. As Gavin and Stacey bowed out for good, King
Charles had to bow to their superior telly pulling power and take a
rest from the number one spot for a…
The Duchess of Edinburgh never gets the
credit she deserves for her royal work. This year alone, she
travelled to 10 countries outside the United Kingdom, several of
them marking the first time a member of the British Royal Family
has ever visited that particular…
The Christmas of 1936 was a difficult one
for the Royal Family. Just weeks before, King Edward VIII had
abdicated, giving up his throne to marry the woman he loved, Wallis
Simpson. The decision had shocked his country, his empire and his
relations. Days into the reign of the new king, George VI, they
were still so shaken, there wasn’t even a Christmas speech.
However, in the midst of this…
The little church with an intriguing history that's now the heart of the royal Christmas
24th December 2024
It is a little church in a remote part of
Norfolk but once a year, all eyes fall on it. St Mary Magadalene on
the Sandringham Estate boasts a pretty impressive royal pedigree
and for over a century it has been a very special place for kings,
queens, princes and princesses.
A moment of history in the first Christmas speech of Queen Elizabeth II
24th December 2024
For our last lookback at Royal Christmas
Broadcasts throughout the years, we are looking at one of the most
historic Christmas speeches: Queen Elizabeth II’s first Christmas
address as monarch in 1952. When Princess Elizabeth set out
with her husband for a six month…
How King Charles broke with tradition with latest Christmas speech
24th December 2024
For his third Royal Christmas Broadcast
as Monarch, King Charles has made a major change to the beloved
tradition. Instead of delivering his speech from Buckingham
Palace in London, or one of the other royal residences such as
Windsor Castle or the Sandringham estate, The King’s speech has
been recorded elsewhere. King Charles’s holiday address was
recorded at the Fitzrovia Chapel in…
In December 2022, King Charles III gave
his first Royal Christmas Broadcast. With his mother’s passing on 8
September, his reign was still very new. His first Christmas speech
was a heartfelt and touching address to all of his subjects.
King Charles gave his first…
There’s been a last minute change to the
guest list at Sandringham for this year’s royal Christmas
celebrations and for a rather important reason. Princess Beatrice
will now spend the festive season at the Norfolk estate with the
Royal Family. She and her husband…
The King will continue treatment for
cancer into the New Year, it’s been confirmed. His Majesty has been
undergoing weekly treatment since being diagnosed with an
unspecified form of the disease in February. Now, Buckingham Palace
has said that treatment will go on into 2025 as things are ”moving
in a positive direction”. It’s also been confirmed that King
Charles will undertake…
