Easter is a day that brings many Christians to church with a special mindset, and the Danish royals were no exception.
Queen Margrethe is at Marselisborg Palace, following her tradition of spending the Easter holidays in the Aarhus royal residence, and she is scheduled to remain there at least until the beginning of May, when the sailing season for the Royal Yacht Dannebrog is set to…
On the day before Easter, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía travelled to the Madrid suburb of Pozuelo de Alarcón to visite the centre for welcoming and helping Ukrainian refugees making their way to Spain.
Upon their arrival at the…
The history of Royal Maundy Services
14th April 2022
With the Easter holiday fast approaching, Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services.
Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch, or a royal…
The Queen records historic message to mark the Easter weekend
12th April 2020
Her Majesty The Queen has recorded her first ever Easter message, telling the nation that “coronavirus will not overcome us”. The message was recorded at Windsor Castle on Good Friday.
The video shows a candle bringing light to an altar while the Queen can only be heard.
She says, “Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness. Such occasions are…
See the Easter greetings sent by the royals
21st April 2019
As many are celebrating Easter today, European royals have sent Easter greetings to mark the occasion. Later today, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate the holiday alongside members of the British Royal Family at St George’s Chapel.
Let’s take a look at other…
A Quick Look at Fabergé's Easter Eggs
29th March 2016
Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects of ornamentation such…