The official announcement that King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a
state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited
and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd
and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace.
Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between
the two nations. One of the…
King and Queen of the Netherlands announce state visit to the United Kingdom
3rd July 2018
His Majesty King
Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom at the
invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The state visit is
set to take place on 23 and 24 October 2018. The King and Queen
will be…
The life of Diana, Princess of Wales was
never far removed from royalty even before she married into the
House of Windsor. A member of the influential Spencer family, she
counted King Edward III, King Henry VII and King Charles II among
her ancestors while she’d been named…
What illness? The Queen has travelled to
Scotland where she is kicking off Holyrood Week only a few days
after falling ill. Last Thursday, Her Majesty had to cancel her
engagement at St Paul’s Cathedral after not feeling well, but
faster them someone half her age, she is back at work again.
Arriving in the sunny weather with a dress to coloured matched
to the sun, The Queen was welcomed by…
It is no secret Her Majesty is getting
older, she even has played a prominent role in planning her
eventual death. ‘London Bridge’ is the code name for the plans that
will take place from when The Queen dies to her funeral and has
been in sorted out for many…
In a rare television interview, the
Duchess of Kent has revealed her admiration of British adventurer
and television presenter Bear Grylls. Speaking to the BBC’s Simon
McCoy, the Duchess revealed how she was seated near to the
adventurer at last year’s…
The Duchess of Kent has conducted an
extremely rare interview in which she reflects on her love of
tennis ahead of the start of Wimbledon. Speaking to the BBC’s Simon
McCoy, the Duchess, who prefers to be known as Katherine Kent,
spoke of her time as a member of The Royal Family at Wimbledon, and
her memories of the occasion, including when she consoled Jana
Novotna in the 1993…
The Duchess of Cornwall married The
Prince of Wales in 2005, officially making her a member of the
Royal Family. But who was she before she officially became a royal?
We continue our “before they were royal” series with our fourth
edition on the former Camilla…
Princess Eugenie has revealed her x-rays
showing the pins and rods surrounding her spine. For International
Scoliosis Awareness Day, the Princess shared photographs of
her x-ray held against a window on Instagram. She shared an
emotional message with her thousands…
Born a princess, daughter of a feted king
and a much-admired queen, this royal Kate seemed destined for
a crown of her own. But when civil war once more erupted in
England, she found herself on the wrong side of royal favour and
ended up a countess instead. This is the story of Katherine of
York, one of the last Plantagenet princesses. Katherine was born on
August 14th, 1479, at Eltham Palace in…
