At first glance, she is the very
embodiment of regality but look closer and the hint of mourning
behind an iconic image of the Queen becomes clear. On February 26th
1952, Elizabeth II posed for her first official portrait as Monarch
with her gentle smile hiding the grief she felt as this famous
photo was taken. For less than three weeks earlier she had lost her
beloved father, King George…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter Both of
my outfits from this month were from Spain’s Queen Letizia. The
first was from Valentine’s Day when she debuted a new polka dot
dress during a day visiting Huelva andCádiz. As per the Queen
Letizia Style blog…
The Cambridges hit the West End for special performance of Dear Evan Hansen
26th February 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
attended a special performance of Dear Evan Hansen on the West End
Tuesday night in support of their Royal Foundation. In a playbill
message for the performance, William wrote: “Catherine and I are
delighted to join you this…
Princess Anne expresses her sadness after her dog trainer is shot dead
25th February 2020
The Princess Royal has expressed her
sadness after her dog trainer was shot dead in Somerset on
Saturday. 56-year-old Debbie Zurick died from injuries sustained
over the weekend. Her husband, John, has been admitted to hospital
with what police believe are self-inflicted injuries. Princess Anne
bonded with Mrs Zurick over their shared love of dogs. Last year,
Mrs Zurick trained a puppy…
The Queen has made an unannounced visit
to MI5’s head office where she praised the intelligence officers
for their response to “changing threats” to the United Kingdom. MI5
is the United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and
security…
New tour confirmed for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
25th February 2020
Clarence House has just announced a busy
programme of overseas visits for the Prince of Wales and the
Duchess of Cornwall. Charles and Camilla will tour Cyprus and
Jordan in March while the heir to the throne will also visit Bosnia
and Herzegovina next month. The Prince…
In this special edition of the Royal
Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent
several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in
to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At
Home with Diana’, views the princess through the windows of places
she called home. By walking in Diana’s footsteps, Deb looks to
bring to…
Royal Pictures from History: the engagement of Charles and Diana
24th February 2020
As a future king, his wedding was always
going to be big news. For years, Prince Charles had been the
subject of chatter about who and when he would marry and when he
did announce his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer, on February 24th
1981, it made headlines around the…
Princess Beatrice and fiancé, Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi, are set to wed the Chapel Royal at St James’s
Palace, London, on the 29th of May. In the leadup to their
nuptials, Royal Central is looking back on other brides from the
House of Windsor who married in the spring…
New details revealed about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Ireland visit
24th February 2020
Further information has been released by
Kensington Palace about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
upcoming three day visit to Ireland. William and Kate will visit
Dublin, County Meath, County Kildare, and Galway between March 3rd
and 5th, in a visit that is being billed as a way to “highlight the
many strong links between the UK and Ireland” that will “take in
Ireland’s rich…
