Royal weddings are now major
celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and
draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss
when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union
might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a handful of people.
And for that reason, rumours were able to grow of secret weddings,
hidden spouses and possible threats to…
The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the tragedy that changed their lives forever
8th July 2022
It was a quiet country affair, far
removed from the pomp and ceremony we’ve come to expect from royal
weddings. The setting was an English parish church, the regal guest
list only filled a couple of pews, and the bride walked in several
minutes late carrying her own train…
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before…
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became
the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married
photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at
Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several
beaus, most notably her father’s and sister’s former equerry, Peter
Townsend. After a tumultuous period of will-they-won’t-they, their
relationship ended on…
Blue, gold and cream: the intricate wedding dresses that turned a controversial consort into a royal bride
9th April 2022
It was one of the most talked about royal
weddings in decades. When Camilla Parker-Bowles and Charles,
Prince of Wales on April 9th 2005 in Windsor, millions were
watching. And they saw a royal bride with not one but two different
wedding outfits for her big day. As the…
When the Prince of Wales and the
Duchess of Cornwall announced their engagement in February
2005 they wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their
marriage. They immediately told the world they would marry in April
that year in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle…
Royal Wedding Rewind: the wedding of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
14th February 2022
This year marks 40 years since the
current Grand Duke Henri wed Cuban-born Maria Teresa Mestre y
Batista on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate their ruby anniversary, we
are taking a look back at their wedding on this day in 1981. On the
evening of 13 February, a gala dinner was held at the Government
Palace for 110 guests; everyone sat at a U-shaped table to toast to
the happy couple for the…
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy
young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by
thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who…
It was a low key royal wedding, set
against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the
marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu
Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that
would become a bedrock for the House…
On 29 July 1981, 750 million people
around the world watched as Prince Charles married Lady Diana
Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Dubbed the “wedding of
the century”, the wedding broke records and set global fashion
trends. Forty years on, Royal Central is looking back at how
Britain celebrated the royal romance they called a fairytale.
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