JordanUAE

UK court says Sheikh Mohammed threatened Princess Haya and kidnapped daughters

Britain’s High Court confirmed that Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, abducted two of his daughters and threatened Princess Haya. The Sheikh had been fighting to keep the judgment secret, but his appeals were denied as the case is of public interest. The Ruler of Dubai was found not to have “been open and honest with the…
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Features

Why was ”God Save The Queen” played as George H.W. Bush's casket arrived in Maryland?

If you watched President George H.W. Bush’s casket arrive in Maryland in December 2018 and are British, you might have been confused as to why “God Save The Queen” was being played. If you are American like me, you would think nothing of it. You would recognise it as the song “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” that you sang in many school events growing up. Former President George Bush…
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British RoyalsReviews

Review: At Home with Diana

Deb Stratas has written her fourth book featuring Diana, Princess of Wales. This one, At Home with Diana, tells Diana’s story through the windows of her homes and residences. The book goes from her birth to her death in homes such as Park House, Althorp, Kensington…
International royals

Fatimah, Last Queen of Libya

Early Life Fatimah was born in 1911 (the exact date has never been known) in what was Italian Libya in the Oasis of Kufra as the fifth daughter of Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi – who was the former 3rd Grand Seussi of the Senussi order of Sufism – and Khadija bint Ahmad al-Rifi. Her mother was the daughter of an influential general in the country, Ahmad al-Rifi. Her father was known for his…
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Bhutan

New family photo released of Bhutan's Royal Family

The Royal Office in Bhutan has released a new family photo of the King and Queen of Bhutan with their son, the Dragon Prince. The image was taken in February 2020 in the Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong in Thimphu. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Queen…
HistoryMiddle East

Farah, Last Empress of Iran

Early Life Born on 14 October 1938, Empress Farah Pahlavi was the only child of Sohrab Diba and Farideh Diba Ghotbi in Tehran. Less than ten years later, in 1947, she would lose her father at an early age; as Farah was very close to her father, his death deeply…
The Sussexes

Canada says they won't pay for Sussex security after 31 March

Canada has said they will not pay for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their son, Archie’s security once the couple officially quits as working members of the Royal Family on 31 March. Canada has been forking out the bill since the couple relocated there in November at the request of the Met Police. Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) released a statement saying…
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