The Diamond Jubilee Lunch and the Queen’s Role as an Impartial Constitutional Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the 2009 Trooping of the Colour Celebrations. Queen Elizabeth II has invited...
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Carolyn Harris
May 12, 20123 min read
The Proposed Changes to the Royal Marriages Act
The Earl of Athlone (seated right) with the Allied leaders at the Quebec Conferences. Amelia Beaumont is the great-great granddaughter of...
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Carolyn Harris
May 11, 20120 min read
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Carolyn Harris
May 11, 20124 min read
The State Opening of Parliament and the Reform of the Royal Succession
Queen Elizabeth II reading the throne speech at the State Opening of Parliament, May 9, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II opened parliament at...
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Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20124 min read
Pippa Middleton and the Enduring Fascination with Relatives of Royalty
The Royal Family and Wedding Party on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding day, April 29,...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 30, 20123 min read
Itinerary for the Royal Tour of Canada by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Announced
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on the balcony of Dundurn Castle, Hamilton during their 2009 tour of Canada. The...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 29, 20122 min read
Happy 1st Anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding on April 29, 2011. The Duke and Duchess of...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 27, 20123 min read
The Queen Tours Wales, The Setting of Significant 20th Century Royal Visits
Llandaff Cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, Head of the Church of Wales. The Queen attended a Thanksgiving service for her...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 25, 20123 min read
The Queen Reopens the Cutty Sark in Greenwich
The Cutty Sark in February, 2012 as the repairs and restoration neared completion. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20123 min read
Queen Elizabeth II’s 86th birthday
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Royal York hotel in Toronto on a tour of Canada in 2010. The Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 19, 20123 min read
How the Marriage of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly Transformed Monaco
Grace Kelly in the wedding dress she wore to the religious ceremony on April 19, 1956. Fifty-six years ago today, on April 19, 1956, film...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 17, 20123 min read
Looking Back at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s First Year of Marriage
The Duchess of Cambridge On April 29, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate their first anniversary. Catherine was the first...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 16, 20123 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Tours Continue: Royal Visits to Malta and South Africa
Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by her sister, Princess Margaret, tests the steam whistle on the royal train during her 1947 tour of...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 15, 20123 min read
King Juan Carlos of Spain and the History of Royalty on the Hunt
King Juan Carlos of Spain This past week, prominent members of the Spanish royal family have been injured in hunting accidents in...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 13, 20123 min read
Lady Louise’s Riding Accident and Popular Perceptions of Royal Parenting
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor as a bridesmaid in her cousin Prince William's wedding in 2011. She traveled in the procession with...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 10, 20123 min read
Pomp and Poverty in Swaziland, Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy
King Mswati III of Swaziland, participating in the 2006 Reed Dance, a ceremony where unmarried women pay tribute to his mother and...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 3, 20123 min read
Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani of Qatar and the History of Royal Cultural Patronage
Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani, daughter of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar. Sheikha Mayassa is the head of the Qatar Museums...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20122 min read
The Duchess of Cornwall to be Patron of the Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival at Sudeley Castle
The Gatehouse at Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. Henry VIII's sixth wife Katherine Parr livedthere during her...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 31, 20123 min read
Queen Elizabeth II’s second great-grandchild Isla Elizabeth Phillips born March 29, 2012: Canadians in the Royal Family
Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne and eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II attending the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing with his...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 29, 20123 min read
Changing the Experience at Kensington Palace
View of the entrance to Kensington Palace taken in January, 2009, before the recent refurbishment of the public galleries. The state...
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