His name was Prince Christian Victor of
Schleswig-Holstein. Born 14 April 1867, he was the eldest son of
Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen Victoria. On 29
October 1900, Prince Christian would die of typhoid fever after
coming down with malaria in Pretoria, one of South Africa’s three
capital cities. Having only been 33 years old at the time of his
death, his legacy has lasted much…
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first
wife of Prince Charles and the mother of Prince William and Prince
Harry. During her lifetime, the Princess had an extensive jewellery
collection. Both of jewels she owned as a member of the British
Royal Family and as a private…
Now let’s take a look at five more of the
British Royal Family’s best diamonds! Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot
Tiara [getty src=”1209005095″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”ca”] In
1913, Queen Mary dismantled…
The British Royal Family counts many
spectacular diamond tiaras among their collection. So many, in
fact, that we had to split this post into two parts to highlight 10
of their best diamonds. Read on for the first part! Girls of Great
Britain and Ireland [getty src=”116026595″ width=”396″ height=”594″
tld=”ca”] The Girls of Great Britain and…
In this series, Royal Central is taking a
look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this
instalment, we’re heading to the United Kingdom to introduce the
eight grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II. Children of Prince
Charles and Diana, Princess of…
Diana, Princess of Wales’s infamous 1995
interview with BBC’s Martin Bashir, is coming to Netflix in April.
Diana, The Interview that Shook the World will premiere on the
streaming platform on 11 April. The documentary focuses on the
interview where she spoke…
The Duke of Edinburgh is set to join The
Queen at Church on Sunday for a private Easter Day service in
Windsor. According to the Daily Mirror, the 94-year-old monarch
is “delighted” that her husband is joining her at the
service following a month long spell in hospital. Just a couple of
weeks ago, Prince Philip was a patient at King Edward’s VII
Hospital in Central London after…
Established in 1882 as The London Guild
by Lady Wolverton, the guild was created when a matron from a
Dorset orphanage asked for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys
for the children in her care. The small guild provided no less than
two garments for each child at the…
Whenthe Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwallannounced 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…
The Queen celebrates her second virtual Maundy Thursday with 190 pensioners receiving letter and purse from the monarch
1st April 2021
The Queen has once again celebrated
Maundy Thursday virtually this year due to the ongoing national
lockdown. To mark the occasion, Her Majesty has written to this
year’s Maundy Recipients who have been recognised by their dioceses
for their outstanding contributions to their local church and
community life. Each year, the monarch distributes specially-minted
coins to pensioners at the…
