British RoyalsHistory

King George III was not "a tyrannical Nincompoop"

The less than flattering assessment given to King George III by many today has recently been shown to be rather inaccurate, pending new insights derived from a number of papers just uncovered that detail George III’s reign and activities during the course of the American War of Independence. King George III is famed mainly for losing the American colonies and then for slipping into an…
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Who is Princess Claire of Belgium?

Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18 January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val, near…
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Poll Shows Half of Respondents Wish for Prince William to be Next King

A poll conducted by the Opinium Research ‘Monarchy Tracker’ has shown that over half its respondents would like to see the Duke of Cambridge succeed Her Majesty The Queen upon the latter’s passing. The survey took responses from a pool of 2003 British adults and was conducted from the 29th of December 2016 to the 3rd of January 2017. 52% of those who responded indicated that…
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International royals

King of Thailand requests changes to draft constitution

Still in its drafting stage, King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) has reportedly requested that the new Thai constitution be adjusted in certain key areas. The former constitution that was in place from 2007 to 2014 was suspended by the National Council for Peace and Order, the military junta that now currently controls the Thai government, upon their seizure of power. A new constitution is…
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Rwandan King's Successor Named

The late King Kigeli V of Rwanda. Photo Credit: Rwanda Library via Wikimedia Commons CC The new Head of the Rwandan Royal House has been announced by the Rwandan Royal Council of Abiru via the Prester John Institute, the Royal and Imperial Council of Foreign…
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Russian Cleric Advocates Restoration of the Tsar

This new year marks the centennial of the February Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II from the Russian throne during the darkest days of the First World War. The Provisional Government that replaced him would, in turn, be overthrown just eight months later during the October Revolution, which saw the establishment of Soviet Russia and the start of the Russian Civil War. A hundred…
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