Unlike the christenings of Queen
Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the
christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is
known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written
about it as the ceremony itself was a strictly private one, by
order of the Prince Regent. Much later, the many baptismal services
which were performed within The…
Queen Victoria’s relationship with the
railway began on 13 June 1842, when she drove from Windsor to
Slough with Prince Albert, to make the historic first royal journey
by train to Paddington. This relationship would continue throughout
her life and endure, even beyond her…
It is the high point of summer and a high
point in the royal history books. For June 22nd, in the very heart
of midsummer, has seen some of the most celebrated and sparkling of
all regal events. And all of them are milestones in famous
reigns.Here are four special…
It was not simply the wedding but also
the welcome attending the arrival of a future royal bride in
England which came to be the subject of public interest; it
provided after all, the first glimpse of her in the country in
which she would be princess and of which in some cases, she would
be Queen, and therefore, the supposed mother of the continuing or
new, royal dynasty. Catherine of Aragon…
Today, we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled
early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal
Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the
time her uncle, William IV…
The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace
first and foremost is the name of the Chapel Royal, that
establishment of the Royal Household intended to meet the spiritual
needs of the Sovereign; the secondary term refers to the building
itself – a royal peculiar – in which…
As a princess prepares to say ‘I do’, the
latest Royal Central podcast looks at the sweet and symbolic
connections between Beatrice and the church where she will say ‘I
do’. There’s an anniversary, a queen and a christening involved as
well as special memories. Moniek Bloks, Brittani Barger and Lydia
Starbuck also discuss the ongoing fallout in Luxembourg after a…
George IV ascended the British throne 200
years ago today. Here, Royal Central’s Assistant Editor, Moniek
Bloks, looks at the life of the Regent who finally got to reign.
The future George IV was born at St. James’s Palace on 12
August 1762 to George III and…
Lockets form an important part in Queen
Victoria’s personal jewellery. The first of these lockets was given
to the baby Princess Victoria and the last mentions of them occur
at the end of her life. Like any object, therefore, they tell a
life story in a new way. In briefly…
It might be argued that the lack of a
father in the life of the future Queen Victoria was the singular
most important influence on her emotional life. It is surely
significant that she referred to those men she regarded as fathers
of sorts, in correspondingly filial language, such as her beloved
uncle Leopold, King of the Belgians, as “il mio secondo padre”, [a
second father to me] or rather…
