A recent poll, conducted by Ipsos on
the behalf of Global News, suggests that the majority of Canadians
would favour severing ties with their monarchy upon the death of
the current Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
The poll showed that 53% of respondents believe that upon the
ascension of Charles, the Prince of Wales, to the throne the
Canadian monarchy should be abolished. The…
Brexit means Brexit, and the Queen will
be among the first to know what that soundbite specifically
entails. This was reportedly the latest response from the
government camp following reports that Prime Minister Theresa May
kept a tight lip when she was quizzed by Her…
His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of
Wales has recently spoken on the BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the
Day, a radio show in which speakers discuss various issues and
events in the news from a religious perspective, typically but not
always a Christian one. It was his…
The King Is Retired, Long Live the King! -- How Abdication is the Future of Monarchy
14th December 2016
I remember 2013 as being a very hectic
time for monarchists. Happily, it was the year where His Royal
Highness Prince George of Cambridge was born, thus seeing the birth
of the next generation of British kings. However, that year also
marked a cluster of abdications from the older generations of
European monarchs, first with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands,
then King Albert II of Belgium, and…
Every Wednesday I take part in a Dungeons
and Dragons game with a group of friends of mine. During the course
of events, my character – a Minotaur ranger called Connochbar –
somehow managed to become King of the Beastfolk. Excited at the
prospect of building my own…
Okay, okay, it’s not something we like to
think about. However, whether we like it or not, one thing is
certain: one day The Queen’s lifetime of service to her country
(and her fifteen other Realms) must come to an end. With that sad
day, the line of British…
The Golden Heart Awards, founded and run
by the Heart for Children in 1978, are a way in which people who
have been particularly active and effective in advocating for
homeless, dispossessed and disenfranchised children across the
globe can be suitably honoured for their efforts. Based in Berlin,
the 16th such gala chose to honour Her Majesty the Queen of Jordan
for her efforts to support…
The United Kingdom now finds itself in a
period of great uncertainty. After the vote for Brexit, the change
in government and Donald Trump’s victory in the United States
presidential election, nobody quite knows where the ancient kingdom
is headed. Only one figure has…
At the ripe old age of 82, His Imperial
Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan has long since passed the age that
many other Japanese would usually enter retirement by at least a
couple of decades. After succeeding his father, Emperor Showa, upon
the latter’s death on 7…
#OnThisDay in 1833 Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, mother of Queen Mary, was born
27th November 2016
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was
born on 27 November 1833 in Hanover, Germany. She was a
granddaughter of King George III and great-grandmother of Queen
Elizabeth II. Her parents were Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge,
the youngest surviving son of George III, and Princess Augusta of
Hesse-Cassel. She was the youngest of the couple’s three children.
She was christened Mary Adelaide…
