British RoyalsFeatures

The historic significance of the date rumoured for the Coronation of King Charles III

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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…
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HistorySpain

New details on the incident that led King Juan Carlos to shoot his younger brother

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5th October 2022
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…
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Why British monarchs don't wear crowns on coins

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4th October 2022
As the United Kingdom prepares to start issuing coins with His Majesty King Charles III, one might notice a key feature you think would be a staple: the monarch wearing a crown. This isn’t the first time a monarch hasn’t worn a crown on a coin. Previous British kings are known not to wear crowns on coins that feature their portraits. However, if one were to go back through coins…
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FeaturesNorway

The Laws of Succession in...Norway

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2nd October 2022
King Harald of Norway has comfortably reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s constitution, in Article 6, which stipulates that only children born in lawful wedlock and only those born in the direct line of descent from the last reigning…
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