It might be very much in the ‘just in
case’ corner but The Regency Act 1937 is a powerful document that
decides who controls the Crown if the Monarch is either unable to
carry out their duties or if the throne passes to a child. And the
Act that sets the stall out in the 21st century is rather different
from previous provisions. For until the early 20th century, it was
presumed that if…
It was one of the most talked about
weddings of the 19th century. All eyes were on a young, Danish
princess called Alexandra as she walked into St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on March 10th 1863 to marry Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
Her groom was heir to Queen…
There’s always much excitement when a
royal baby makes their Buckingham Palace balcony debut and while in
recent times, parents have tended to wait until their new arrivals
have reached their first birthday before braving the waving, some
have dared to try sooner. In…
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 Amsberg in 1966, the recent
past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those
troubles and enjoyed a successful…
The Queen has said that she is saddened
to hear of how challenging the past years have been for The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex but has underlined that issues raised in
their interview with Oprah Winfrey will be handled behind Palace
doors. The full statement reads…
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who
stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t
exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of
the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old
princess called Elizabeth. Now the longest…
Oprah Winfrey has revealed that The Duke
of Sussex asked her to confirm that neither The Queen nor The Duke
of Edinburgh was the royal who questioned how dark the skin of his
son, Archie, would be while The Duchess of Sussex was pregnant.
During the two hour interview that Oprah recorded with Meghan and
Harry, both referenced a conversation that The Duke of Sussex had
with another member of his…
On the day that England begins the long
walk out of lockdown, the first tiptoe steps back towards normality
are pushed from the front pages by one story and one story alone.
The interview given by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Oprah
Winfrey is everywhere and that’s…
The Duke of Sussex has said he’s had to
rely on his inheritance from his mother after his royal funding was
cut following his decision to step back as a senior royal. Opening
up to Oprah Winfrey, Harry said that financial support from the
Royal Family stopped in the…
The Duchess of Sussex has confirmed that
neither she nor Prince Harry was paid for speaking to Oprah Winfrey
in an interview that has made headlines around the world. Meghan
revealed there was no financial recompense for the chat which aired
in the US late on March 7th 2021 and which will be broadcast in
full in the UK on ITV1 on March 8th. At the start of the sit down
chat, Oprah tackled…
