His birth secured the succession in a way
the British royal family had never known before. When Mary, Duchess
of York delivered a healthy boy on June 23rd 1894 she ensured that
her royal dynasty had three heirs in direct line to the throne. But
the baby who arrived that day would take the crown from ultimate
security to compete crisis. The baby grew up to be Edward VIII, the
king who abdicated for…
Victoria was the monarch who invented
jubilees as we know them. The celebrations of 1887 and 1897 are
among the most famous events of royal history and helped shape her
legacy. But our modern minds assume there must also have been a
silver version, for that is the pattern we…
He was the monarch who had to fight for a
throne but then relied on a mistress for advice with a queen who
arrived at court to find another holding power. And in the middle
of their marriage was a woman with ambition, brains and no sense of
self control. Our special read…
The coronation of a monarch is marked
with ceremony and celebration and, often, time in other parts of
their new realm as they introduce themselves to their people. Karl
Johan became King of Norway and Sweden 205 years ago but his time
amongst those he was now to rule almost ended in disaster. For the
man anointed as king almost died within days of being crowned. Karl
XIV Johan has been…
Spain’s general election has seen the
conservatives win most votes but not a majority and now
negotiations begin as several parties vie to form a government.
What is the role of Spain’s king, Felipe VI, in this situation?
Maddalena Mastrostefano investigates for Royal…
As Prince George celebrates his 10th
birthday, we are looking at the six kings of Great Britain named
George. King George I ushered in a new dynasty after the
death of the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, in 1714. Also the
Elector of Hanover, George was chosen to take…
The birth of a new family member always
brings joy but for Queen Elizabeth II, the arrival of her first
great grandson also made history. For the first time in over a
century, a Monarch saw three generations of heirs in line for the
throne. The direct succession was guaranteed into the 22nd century.
The birth of George Alexander Louis, on July 22nd 2013 at St.
Mary’s Hospital, Paddington…
Many remember where they were on 22 July
2013 when they heard the Prince and Princess of Wales, then the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their first child and the
future king of Britain – Prince George. [getty src=”174291176″
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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…
Leopold III was the fourth King of the
Belgians (the Belgian King is known as the King of the Belgians
rather than King of Belgium). In the early years of his reign, he
was a popular figure; however, he became a divisive figure after he
surrendered the Belgian army to the invading German forces in 1940
without consulting his government. After the end of the war, he
would eventually agree to…