The Abdication of Queen Beatrix and the Ascension of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander and Maxima, the new King and Queen of the Netherlands attending the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 28, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Visits to Toronto from 1951 to 2013
My article in today’s Toronto Sun discusses the long relationship between Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the City of Toronto....
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 27, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh’s 2013 Visit to Toronto in Photographs
This morning (April 27), I joined the crowds outside Queen’s Park in Toronto to watch Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh present new...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 26, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh Arrives in Toronto
Queen Elizabeth II’s consort, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Toronto today, (April 26, 2013). The Duke of Edinburgh was...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20134 min read
Why The Queen’s Annual Birthday Celebrations Take Place On Different Days Around The World
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 87th birthday today, April 21, 2013. The...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 12, 20134 min read
Princess Alexandra of Cambridge? The History of a Potential Royal Baby Name
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrating Canada Day in Ottawa in 2011 As of last week, British bookmakers slashed the odds to 2-1...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pregnancy
I will be participating in a Postmedia online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy and other significant royal news items from...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 8, 20131 min read
The Queen’s Health and the Future of the Monarchy
My column in the Saturday Kingston Whig Standard discusses how the monarchy may change in the coming years. The Queen’s children and...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 3, 20131 min read
Interview Concerning the Queen’s Health on Global News The National
Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the King Edward VII hospital in London today with gastroenteritis. I discussed the Queen’s health on...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 23, 20131 min read
Why Canada Still Admires the Duchess of Cambridge
In a column for today’s Kingston Whig-Standard, I discuss why the recent criticism concerning the Duchess of Cambridge’s work ethic,...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 5, 20134 min read
What’s Next for the Remains of King Richard III?
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III, dating from 1520 Researchers at the University of Leicester announced yesterday that...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 1, 20131 min read
Canada Introduces Royal Succession Bill
My op-ed in today’s Ottawa Citizen compares the Royal Succession Bills of 2013 to the 1701 Act of Settlement. On Thursday January 31, the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 30, 20131 min read
How Big an Inheritance Awaits the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Baby?
My guest post today on the Bloomberg Echoes: Dispatches from Economic History blog analyzes the what inheritance the Duke and Duchess of...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 29, 20132 min read
Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks (Review)
The King, a well known womanizer, at first assumed that his wife’s cousin had fathered a child out of wedlock and offered to help keep...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 28, 20135 min read
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to Abdicate on April 30, 2013
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced today that she will abdicate on April 30, 2013, allowing her...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 28, 20131 min read
Interview Regarding the Abdication of Queen Beatrix on the CTV New Channel
I will be discussing the forthcoming abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at 6:30pm EST on the CTV News Channel today (January...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 25, 20131 min read
Prince Harry at War
My op-ed in today’s Globe and Mail online discusses the history of royalty and military service in both the United Kingdom and Canada....
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 23, 20135 min read
Debating the Royal Succession
The current practice favours the succession rights of younger brothers over their elder sisters. As Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest child,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 22, 20131 min read
Interview Regarding Prince Harry’s Return from Afghanistan on the CTV News Channel
For all my Canadian readers, I will be discussing Prince Harry’s return from Afghanistan at 12:30 EST today (January 22, 2013) on the CTV...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 21, 20131 min read
The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made It Into the Twenty-First Century by Peter Conradi (Review)
The Great Survivors is an excellent introduction to the full scope of current European royal monarchy. Peter Conradi places all the...
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