Some photos tell their own story and take
their own place in history as a result. While we are inundated with
images of royalty, some pictures stand out as a snapshot of a
moment that has its own resonance. In this occasional series, Royal
Central looks at some of the best known images of royal life and
the story behind them. And this time, it’s a close up on a very
famous christening…
The hit television show Victoria is
back with a third series, with the first episode airing on Sunday,
24 March at 9pm on ITV. Jenna Coleman returns as a young Queen
Victoria with Tom Hughes returning as Prince Albert, her husband.
While the first two seasons have focused…
The creator of hit historical royal
drama, Victoria, Daisy Goodwin, has spoken out about the unfair
double standards female monarchs are judged by in comparison with
their male counterparts. Queen Victoria and her husband Prince
Albert had nine children. While their…
With the forthcoming exhibition of the
Royal Collection George IV: Art & Spectacle set to open later this
year, I want to take a brief look at the relationship between the
future Queen Victoria and her paternal uncle, the Prince Regent,
later George IV. The Duke of Kent was deeply concerned that his
unborn child should be born on British soil, so that its right to
succeed would not be…
Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of
Kent, died on 16 March 1861 at her residence of Frogmore House, in
Windsor Great Park. Frogmore had been occupied by the Duchess since
May 1841 when Queen Victoria asked her mother whether or not she
would like to use Frogmore House…
Queen Victoria acquired many pieces of
jewellery throughout her lifetime – both small, personal items and
grander, regal items associated with her role as Queen. One item,
about which there is an interesting background, is the miniature
crown that Victoria would wear…
'My darling Auntie': Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Princess Louise
21st February 2019
Amongst the extensive collection of
letters left by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the sixth
daughter of Queen Victoria, are at least two from her niece,
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). Two of Alexandra’s
letters to her aunt were reproduced in the admirable book Darling
Loosy, Letters to Princess Louise 1856-1939, ed. Elizabeth Longford
(1991). I want to explore these letters and…
A Week in Royal History: fashion, lost secrets and a right royal romance
16th February 2019
Royalty is never far from the news and
Britain’s rich regal history can offer up tales to thrill on even
the wettest Wednesday in February. The past seven days have seen a
slew of stories all about the past so here’s a round up of the week
just gone in royal…
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…
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…
