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 that, she enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, studying economics; she graduated in 1995. Queen Máxima…
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…
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 approval for a man in the midst of a terrible controversy, others argue that a few minutes of familial support are no one’s…
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…
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 footnote in history.
Princess Charlotte was the only child of the Prince Regent – later King George IV – and his estranged…
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…
BBC's former Director General apologises after Martin Bashir found to have used ''rogue methods'' to secure Diana interview
20th May 2021
A former Director General of the BBC has apologised to Earl Spencer after a new enquiry found that Martin Bashir used ”rogue methods” to secure his 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
The report, made public on May 20th 2021, looked at the methods used by Bashir to gain the confidence of the princess for the Panorama interview which is widely seen as a catalyst for the…
