Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, known as the “last Hawaiian Princess,” who passed away in December 2022, has returned to Iolani Palace.
Kawānanakoa was the daughter of Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanako, a member of the deposed Hawaiian Royal Family. She was referred to as Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa of Hawaii and spent much of her adult life championing the protection of Native…
Did the battle that saw the demise of the first King Charles start earlier than first believed?
22nd January 2023
While King Charles III has just announced plans for his coronation plans this coming May, a King Charles of the past is also back in the news again.
Archaeologists in Warwickshire have uncovered evidence that points to an earlier start to the first battle of the…
70 years ago, preparations were being made for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, an event that promised to be one of the great events of the 20th century.
However, in the months leading up to the ceremony, courtiers and politicians were working…
Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Scots and Edinburgh's Final Farewell
30th December 2022
The public had known for decades that there was a very elaborate and specific plan in place dictating what would happen following Queen Elizabeth II’s death. However, because she passed while in Scotland, Operation Unicorn was put into place.
Operation Unicorn was the code name for the series of events that would occur in Scotland following The Queen’s death. The major element was Her…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time, especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not…
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had been in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1839 until the death of King Willem III of the Netherlands in 1890. Upon his death, the Netherlands passed to his daughter Wilhelmina, but Luxembourg passed to a distant male…
The Mancini sisters are famous for their connections to the French court, thanks to the work of their uncle, Cardinal Jules Mazarin.
This is the first post in the series about the seven Mazarinettes. This post will explore the brief life of Laura Mancini, Duchess of Mercœur, but first, we must learn how the women came into the French court.
Cardinal Mazarin’s Power
Cardinal Jules…
Historically, Japan is one of the oldest empires in the world that is still in existence today. However, the role of the Emperor has tended to fluctuate a lot within the millennia of history since the creation of the first shogunate.
In some periods, the Emperor only…
Several notable objects and regalia feature in British coronations. While the Imperial State Crown and the Orb and the Sceptre are the most discussed pieces, another item used in the Coronation ceremony is nearly 800 years old and has been used in every coronation since its…
It has been sixty-nine years since the last British coronation; however, it has been eighty-five years since the last British King’s coronation. Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will be held on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. The last King- Charles’s grandfather, King George VI- held his coronation on 12 May 1937.
King George VI was never expected…
