Kensington Palace
My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen corrects some longstanding misconceptions about Royal Finances, discussing the Sovereign Grant and the history of other sources of royal income. I explain why reports that Prince William received a helicopter from the Queen for his 32nd birthday and that renovations to Kensington Palace will be billed to “the taxpayer” are inaccurate.
I discussed the life and legacy of Marie Antoinette with Phil Craig on the Scandal Mongers podcast. Click here to watch the discussion...
I discussed the royal family's year ahead in 2025 with Janet Davison at CBC News including future royal tours and Second World War...
My first Canadian Encyclopedia article of 2025 is about King Louis XV of France and the fall of New France to Great Britain in the Seven...