Olivia Colman has scooped yet another
prize for her portrayal of Queen Anne in ‘The Favourite’. She was
named Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs, accepting her prize in
front of an audience that included the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. There was a standing ovation for the star as she came on
stage to pick up her award from Gary Oldman. The awards were held
at the Royal Albert Hall in…
Queen Victoria’s wedding dress is a
powerful symbol of what she would refer to in her journal as the
‘happiest day of my life’. Most probably, it represents more than
any other item of clothing or object, the Queen’s identity as a
royal bride. Certainly, she chose to…
Things Haven't Changed: the Duchess of Sussex still deserves better than how she has been treated
10th February 2019
Royal Central’s Editorial Assistant, Jess
Ilse wonders why the Duchess of Sussex just can’t catch a break
with the media. Or the Markles. I wish I could say that in
the six months since I wrote my last editorial that things had
changed for the better for the Duchess of…
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert is perhaps one of the most celebrated in royal history. Not
only were the couple young, rather good looking and desperately in
love, their union would become the bedrock of a new royal dynasty
that, in time, managed to weave itself into ruling houses across
Europe. Their wedding, on February 10th 1840, was a matter of state
as well as a ceremonial…
The House of Windsor just can’t get away
from weddings. While Lady Gabriella Windsor keeps on with the
planning for her big day with Thomas Kingston, set for Windsor at
some point in 2019, the castle itself is fast turning into a one
stop shop for wedding dresses. Just as…
In the portrait she is a young widow,
mourning a husband who had died not long after their wedding and
whose death left her free to pursue the power she had been born to
wield. Almost five hundred years after it was painted, an image of
Mary, Queen of Scots at a crucial…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to
make a three day visit to Morocco, touching down on February 23rd
for a series of engagements carried out at the request of the UK
government. As Harry and Meghan prepare for this latest high
profile trip, Royal Central takes a look back at three other
important visits between the two countries. State Visit to Morocco,
October 1980 Embed from Getty Images The…
Royal Pictures from History: first sight of Elizabeth II as Queen
7th February 2019
In this occasional series, looking at
famous royal images from history, Royal Central goes back to 1952
and the moment the world first saw Elizabeth II after her sudden
accession to the throne on the death of her father, King George VI.
The Image: Queen Elizabeth II…
Flowers are being laid on the grave of
George VI at Windsor today to mark the 67th anniversary of his
death. The Queen’s father, who died in his sleep on February
6th 1952, is buried at St. George’s Chapel. A wreath of seasonal
flowers in yellow and regal purple is…
Diana and Anne's relationship in spotlight as new TV show examines claims they didn't get along
5th February 2019
The relationship between Diana, Princess
of Wales and the Princess Royal is in the spotlight again as a new
series of programmes focused on the Queen’s family airs. The bond,
or lack of one, between the two women was often discussed in the
years before Diana’s death and now the claim that the pair didn’t
get along is examined again in a show on Channel 5. In Paxman on
the Queen’s Children…
