The title of Duke of Edinburgh is one of
the best known in the modern Monarchy. It was held for almost 74
years by Prince Philip. He is the best known of all the men to be
Duke of Edinburgh but the five women who have been the city’s
duchess, including the newly created Duchess of Edinburgh, are all
famous names in royal history. The Hanover’s missing queen The
first Duchess of Edinburgh…
There is a brand new Duke of Edinburgh.
King Charles III has created the Dukedom again for his younger
brother, Prince Edward, fulfilling the wish of the most famous
holder of the title, their father, Prince Philip. It’s another
chapter in the long and varied history of…
It was a wedding fit for a queen in
waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a
wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their
romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir
to her country’s throne, wed Claus van…
The reign of King Charles III is now six
months old. His Majesty took the throne on September 8th 2022 on
the death of Queen Elizabeth II. By the end of her reign, Queen
Elizabeth II counted 23 descendants in the line of succession to
her throne. That has changed. Now there are just seven direct
descendants of King Charles in the succession. The first thirty
people in the line of…
Westminster Abbey will close its doors on
April 25th 2023 ahead of the Coronation. It will remain closed
until May 8th and in the meantime, some services will take place,
instead, at nearby St. Margaret’s Church. And while not as famous
as its neighbour, St. Margaret’s…
Westminster Abbey announces when it will close its doors to prepare for the Coronation
9th March 2023
Westminster Abbey is being prepared for
the Coronation of King Charles III and it’s now been announced when
its doors will close ahead of the ceremont. The Abbey will shut its
doors to the public on April 25th 2023, twelve days before King
Charles and Queen Camilla are…
It’s now six months since King Charles
took the throne and the start of his reign has seen plenty of
questions about the titles of his family. Now, just days after one
pressing query was answered as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
decided they want their children to be Prince and Princess, another
possible change could be on the cards. The King’s youngest brother
is about to celebrate a…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has gone
back to royal duties after heart surgery and his return has had a
rather royal ring to it. The King of Sweden welcomed Her Majesty
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania to the Royal Palace as
she visited Stockholm. Queen…
Buckingham Palace has changed its website
to show the titles that the children of the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex will now use. The site now shows them as Prince Archie of
Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. The alteration came after
the Duke and Duchess decided…
It’s a typo that might have had
constitutional consequences. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
announced that their daughter had been christened, they said the
ceremony had been overseen by the Archbishop of Los Angeles. There
was only one problem with that. The Archbishop of Los Angeles is a
Catholic and had he baptised Lilibet there is a very good chance
she’d no longer be seventh in line to…
