Diana, Princess of Wales, was born Diana
Frances Spencer on 1 July 1961, in Park House on the Sandringham
Estate in Norfolk, the fourth of five children of John Spencer,
later the 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances. She was
initially home-schooled by her mother’s governess, Gertrude Allen,
known in the family as ‘Ally’. She began her formal education in
1968 at Silfield Private…
Queen Máxima, née Zorreguieta, was born
in 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thus, she started her studies
in her birth country. She studied at Northlands School, a bilingual
school (English and Spanish) in Olivos, where she obtained her
baccalaureate in 1988. After…
In May 1955, Buckingham Palace made an
unprecedented announcement: Prince Charles would be the first heir
to the throne to be educated outside the palace and would begin
school in January 1957, at the age of eight. Previous princes had
received their early education from…
The Queen personally intervened to ensure
the safety of her cousin, the Duke of Kent, after information came
to light that the IRA was planning to kidnap him. The Duke had been
posted to Northern Ireland with the Royal Scots Greys in 1971.
However, the former Northern Irish Prime Minister, Terence O’Neill,
had information that the IRA planned to kidnap the Duke if he
entered Belfast. He…
THE DEBATE: Should Prince Andrew have walked with The Queen into one of the biggest royal events of 2022?
31st March 2022
Since Prince Andrew walked alongside his
mother into the Service of Thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh,
his appearance at the Monarch’s side at one of the highest profile
royal events of the year has been the subject of debate. Critics
say it’s a seal of…
Prince Harry becomes first member of The Royal Family to take legal action against Her Majesty’s Government
16th January 2022
The Duke of Sussex is taking legal action
against the UK Government over a decision not to allow him to pay
for police protection while he is in the UK. Prince Harry is
seeking a judicial review against the Home Office for not
permitting him to have Metropolitan Police…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accused of snubbing the BBC in fallout from programme about royals and the press
24th November 2021
A Christmas carol concert, organised by
the Duchess of Cambridge, won’t be broadcast on the BBC in what’s
reported to be a snub to the corporation following the transmission
of a documentary that discussed whether royal households have been
briefing the press against one another. The Sun reported that the
special programme will be shown on ITV instead. The concert is
being made…
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her
story is so often consigned to a…
Following on from the quiet month of
August, the royal diary appears to be back in full swing with
engagements being announced by The Royal Household for the coming
months. But one member of The Royal Family who is not scheduled to
undertake an engagement at the time of…
Changes to the Regency Act imminent as Prince Harry becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties
19th July 2021
Changes to the Regency Act are likely to
be imminent following the Duke of Sussex’s decision to write an
‘explosive’ memoir about The Royal Family. The provisions of the
Regency Act have long needed updating, but never has the matter
become so pressing. Ignoring all the hot air and drama Prince Harry
has a habit of creating, there are important constitutional matters
that need…
