State & Ceremonial

Royal succession law faces challenge in Quebec court

Two law professors in Canada are challenging the change to royal succession rules which now mean that a girl can succeed ahead of a younger born brother. They are arguing that the alterations this made to Canadian law are ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘colonialist’. The legal case begins in Quebec today. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their 2011 tour of Canada – now two professors in…
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Palaces & Buildings

Former royal train station to be re-built following devastating fire

A former railway station used by Queen Victoria and royal guests from across Europe for visits to Balmoral will be restored after it was devastated by a major fire earlier this month.  Local people and historians alike have welcomed the news that the Old Royal Station in Ballater, Aberdeenshire,will be rebuilt following the blaze but officials are warning that the process to bring it back to its…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry reunited with his former school matron during NZ tour

Amidst the very public tour of New Zealand that Prince Harry is currently undertaking there was a very private moment for the royal as he reached Christchurch. During a walkabout in the city, he came face to face with one of his former boarding school matrons who said he hadn’t changed a bit. Vicky McBratney worked as an assistant matron at Ludgrove School in Berkshire, which Harry attended…
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The Sussexes

Homebound hesitation for Prince Harry as he tells Australian publication: “I don’t want to go home”

They are six little words that will have brought a lot of happiness to all of Prince Harry’s Australian fans. As he prepares to depart the country after four weeks there with the Australian Defence Force, Captain Wales has said ‘I don’t want to go home’. Prince Harry during his time with the Australian Defence Force which has now come to an end. Harry was speaking to Woman’s Weekly as…
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