In the run up to this royal wedding,
there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was
about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter
of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of
Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the chatter was about who
might attend. They wed on July 14th 1994, as the bride’s royal
cousins were going through…
Royal wedding bouquets are often
overlooked but they are often filled with significance. As well as
the myrtle that’s been a tradition since the time of Queen
Victoria, these posies are filled with blooms that nod to history
and highlight the romance that has brought a…
For a woman who had such a profound
effect on a whole country, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Catherine
of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on,
the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for
whom this French princess was a…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only one who didn’t choose to marry
in June. She was also the first of the five children of Prince
Gustaf Adolf and Princess…
Sarah, Duchess of York's poignant message to Princess Beatrice on her missed wedding day
29th May 2020
Sarah, Duchess of York has posted a
special tribute to her elder daughter on what should have been one
of the biggest days of her life. The proud mother had told Princess
Beatrice of the joy she brings her on the day she was meant to get
married. Sarah posted the message…
Friday, 29 May is the day that Princess
Beatrice was set to marry businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s wedding has been
set back indefinitely. While we patiently wait for the couple to
tie the knot, Royal Central is…
Princess Beatrice isn’t the only royal
bride facing a cancelled wedding this month. Princess Theodora of
Greece has confirmed that her big day was set for the end of May,
too, but that her celebrations are on hold because of the
coronavirus pandemic. In a post shared on her Instagram page,
Theodora revealed that her wedding to American lawyer, Matthew
Kumar, was due to take place in the…
Looking Back: What it was like to camp out for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding
19th May 2020
Attending the Royal Wedding of Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle was like a dream. Growing up, I was
obsessed with princesses and becoming a princess myself, which may
explain why I proclaim myself as a royalist today. Prior to
studying abroad in the summer of 2018 my plan…
The UK government could allow small
weddings to take place in England as they continue to review
lockdown restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus
pandemic. However, the change to the current ban on marriages won’t
take effect until June 1st 2020 at the…
They are filled with tradition and part
of history and there’s no doubt about it, they’re popular. A royal
wedding has a power to fascinate that continues, however much time
and society change around it. In the first of a special summer
series, Lydia Starbuck, Brittani Barger and Moniek Bloks discuss
what makes a royal wedding so…
