King George VI and Queen Elizabeth undertook a month-long tour of Canada in May and June of 1939, visiting every province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and they also spent a few days in the United States. The tour was more ambitious than any of the previous Canadian tours. But the King’s speech on May 24th, 1939 from Government House in Winnipeg was a historic occasion.
The King and…
One of the most talked about issues in royal history, and British history in general, is the relationship of Henry VIII and his six wives.
In 1525, after 18 years of marriage to Catherine of Aragon, daughter to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille, the…
Margaret Greville is not a commonly known name. However, her legacy can be seen on several members of the British Royal Family to this day. Many of the tiaras, necklaces, and brooches worn today in the royal family were originally owned by The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, but…
Happy 2nd wedding anniversary to Harry & Meghan - take a look back at their special day
19th May 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are celebrating their second wedding anniversary. Harry and Meghan married on 19 May 2018 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. As the couple mark this milestone, Royal Central rewinds to their royal wedding.
Engagement
On 27 November 2017, Clarence House announced that Prince Harry would marry Meghan Markle in the spring of 2018. Meghan was given a bespoke…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace.
The British royal family has many notable pieces of jewellery in their collection. From personal purchases to items passed down through generations, Royal Central is taking a look at the origins of the Cambridge emeralds.
Nearly 200 years ago, in Germany, after the…
On this day, the 14 May 1643, Louis XIV took over the throne in France following the death of his father King Louis XIII.
Louis XIV is often called the ‘King of the Sun’, and was born in 1638 as the eldest son of King Louis XIII and Anna of Austria. For as long as his father was incapable of ruling, the real power lay with Cardinal Mazarin. When the Cardinal died in 1661, Louis XIV…
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is one of the most impressive pieces in The Queen’s tiara collection. It is one of her favourite tiaras and is frequently worn for different events. It is notable, not only for its sheer size and brilliance but for the fact that it can be…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. What if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
There are two roads to go down here. The first…
They were the words spoken by a king as a country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. During Britain’s first Christmas of World War Two in 1939, George VI broadcast to the country and quoted a few lines of a poem which became forever associated with him. In fact, they are so much a part of his story that they…
