Every royal life is peppered with
milestones, the moments that mark beginnings and ends, filled with
joy and sometimes sadness. On Royal Central, we’re charting
the famous dates throughout the year in our Calendars of Kings and
Queens. And as March gets well and truly under way, it’s time to
look at the regal landmarks that month has brought. Here is a
Calendar of Kings for…
Carolina - The blue-eyed Princess who became the grandmother of Europe
28th February 2020
It has been nearly two years since I
first saw the portrait of a young Princess with blue eyes in a
beautiful blue dress. Since then I’ve visited archives, held her
letters to her brother in my hand and visited the places where she
lived and died. Carolina of…
When Princess Patricia of Connaught,
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wed Alexander Ramsay in London in
1919, she more than made her mark. For not only had Patricia wed a
man with no royal title. She had given up her own HRH to
become his wife. Victoria Patricia Helena…
Newsnight's interview with Prince Andrew named as 'Scoop of the Year'
26th February 2020
BBC Newsnight’s interview with the Duke
of York has been named as ‘Scoop of the Year’ at the Royal
Television Society Journalism Awards 2020. The award was presented
to the Newsnight on Wednesday evening following their interview
with Prince Andrew broadcast last November. Judges described the
interview as a “world exclusive that was making headlines even
before it was…
At first glance, she is the very
embodiment of regality but look closer and the hint of mourning
behind an iconic image of the Queen becomes clear. On February 26th
1952, Elizabeth II posed for her first official portrait as Monarch
with her gentle smile hiding the grief she…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter Both of
my outfits from this month were from Spain’s Queen Letizia. The
first was from Valentine’s Day when she debuted a new polka dot
dress during a day visiting Huelva andCádiz. As per the Queen
Letizia Style blog…
In this special edition of the Royal
Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent
several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in
to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At
Home with Diana’, views the princess through the windows of places
she called home. By walking in Diana’s footsteps, Deb looks to
bring to…
Royal Pictures from History: the engagement of Charles and Diana
24th February 2020
As a future king, his wedding was always
going to be big news. For years, Prince Charles had been the
subject of chatter about who and when he would marry and when he
did announce his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer, on February 24th
1981, it made headlines around the…
Princess Beatrice and fiancé, Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi, are set to wed the Chapel Royal at St James’s
Palace, London, on the 29th of May. In the leadup to their
nuptials, Royal Central is looking back on other brides from the
House of Windsor who married in the spring…
Marie Sophie is arguably less famous than
her sister, the Empress of Austria, known as Sisi. Yet, her actions
to save her country from ruin should earn her place equal to or
surpassing her famous sister. She was trapped in a deeply unhappy
marriage and sought refuge with another man, leading to the birth
of an illegitimate daughter. The heroine of Gaeta suffered the loss
of her daughters, the loss…
