As Princess Beatrice has announced her
engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and revealed her gorgeous
diamond engagement ring, we are taking a look at some of the other
royal engagement rings presented over the years. The most famous
royal engagement ring is, of course, the one once worn by Diana,
Princess of Wales which now sits on the Duchess of Cambridge’s left
ring finger. It was made by…
The Royal Central Podcast: are we turning the royals into puppets?
27th September 2019
This week’s podcast is all about happy
news and serious questions. Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger,
shares her thoughts on a revealing interview by one of Europe’s
most popular princesses while our Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks,
reveals what it was like to see some…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
attended the naming ceremony for the newly-minted RRS Sir David
Attenborough this afternoon in Birkenhead, joining the British
conservationist legend for the service. In a surprisingly humorous
speech, William teased the British legend…
King Edward VII’s reign was relatively
short, lasting from January 1901 to 1910. Although he is often
cited as the (now) second longest serving Prince of Wales, Edward
was infamously known for his love life rather than his time as
king. He had several notable mistresses who shared his life with
him over the years. Edward married Princess Alexandra of
Denmark at 21 in 1863. Their marriage was…
Day four of the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex’s tour sees the first official engagements outside South
Africa as Prince Harry begins his duties in Botswana. And there
will be more focus on an issue close to Meghan’s heart as her
agenda continues in Cape Town. Here’s what…
Extraordinary times and extraordinary
questions. For much of her 67 year reign, the Queen has done what
every monarch in recent times has done and remained removed from
politics. But in the past month, Her Majesty has been drawn into a
maelstrom that has ended with the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex begin
their ten day tour of southern Africa later today. The royal couple
will arrive with their four month old son, Archie. Harry and Meghan
will settle their little one into his temporary home before
beginning their official diary. Royal Central looks ahead at what
to expect from Day One of the Sussexes in Southern Africa. People
Power The first stop on this…
Ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
tour of South Africa later this month, Royal Central looks back at
the work Diana, Princess of Wales did with the Halo Trust in
Angola. It was the 15th of January 1997, and Diana, Princess of
Wales was nervous. She’d swapped…
From Vienna to Versailles: the last, romantic days of Marie Antoinette's bridal procession
21st September 2019
All this week, Royal Central’s Elizabeth
Jane Timms has been telling the story of Marie Antoinette’s bridal
procession as she made her way to her new home in France. Today,
she reaches the end of the story and that first, fateful meeting
between Marie Antoinette and her…
Princess Margriet attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
21st September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and
her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration of
the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem last night. Princess
Margriet/Photo by Moniek Bloks Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ahmed
Marcouch/ Photo by Moniek Bloks The evening began at the Sint
Eusebius Church in the centre of the city of Arnhem where Princess
Margriet and her husband…
