King Charles III will be crowned at
Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury on May 6th 2023.
It will become one of the most important days in the history of the
House of Windsor but the date already has its own special
significance for the dynasty. For on that day, the man who would
found one of the most famous royal houses of all took the throne.
George V became King on May 6th…
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral
this afternoon”. These are the shocking words that echoed through
the United Kingdom just a month ago. Despite her age and her health
concerns in recent times, the death of Queen Elizabeth II came as a
surprise to many and caused a…
It’s been a month since the United
Kingdom heard the dreadful news – its Platinum Queen had died. It’s
quite challenging to write down the rollercoaster of emotions felt
in those early hours: shock, sadness and an enormous sense of grief
for the loss of someone so…
For over seven hundred years, albeit with
a few interruptions, the House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco. A
constitutional monarchy, it is currently headed by Albert II,
Prince of Monaco. The succession in Monaco is male-preference
primogeniture. Although Albert II is the middle child of Prince
Rainier III and Grace, Princess of Monaco, he is the only male
child, so he became heir apparent at…
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a
small landlocked country between Switzerland and Austria. The
current Prince of Liechtenstein is Prince Hans-Adam II, who has
reigned since 13 November 1989. Liechtenstein is the only remaining
European monarchy to practice…
While the House of Bourbon, a branch of
which rules over Spain, has a vey ancient origin, the history of
the current Spanish Monarchy is very recent. Spain’s modern
history has been troubled to say the least, and the country is
still trying to recover from some very…
The historic significance of the date rumoured for the Coronation of King Charles III
5th October 2022
It’s been reported that King Charles III
will be crowned on June 3 2023 in Westminster Abbey. Bloomberg News
has said the date has been fixed although no formal announcement
has been made and Buckingham Palace has made no comment. It had
already been widely speculated that The King might be crowned on
June 2 2023, the 70th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II. However…
A favourite gown owned by Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark is on loan to Australia’s Powerhouse Museum. The
dress will go on display next month for a special exhibition
honouring the life of late fashion designer Carla Zampattti.
The pale pink brocade dress was custom…
King Willem-Alexander will mark a decade
on the Dutch throne next year, the first king the Netherlands has
seen since 1890. Though the Dutch monarchy has largely been
female-dominant in the past century, the rules about who could
reign weren’t officially changed until the…
The Easter of 1956 was a nightmare for
the Spanish Royal Family. Maundy Thursday in 1956 was the day when
18-year-old Juan Carlos, later King Juan Carlos of Spain, shot and
killed his younger brother Alfonso de Borbon. Alfonso was the
youngest child of Don Juan Carlos de Borbon and Princess Maria de
las Mercedes and was called Alfonsito by family and friends. He was
only 14 years old. At the…
