Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, an ALS Advocate, writes her opinion on why she thinks more royals (and people as a whole) should take up the cause of the fight against ALS.
Today marks 4 years since I lost my mother to ALS (MND in the UK). Since then, I’ve become an ALS advocate, and I decided to write this opinion piece on why I think more royals should take up the cause for ALS. It is a…
The Duke & Duchess of Sussex have announced that they are to step back as senior royals, instead focusing on splitting their time between the UK and North America.
Within moments of the news being announced via the couple’s Instagram account, many people began…
Who will fund Harry & Meghan's security now they are stepping down?
8th January 2020
The decision by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step back from royal duties has led to many questions including who will pay for their security as they make the move to becoming financially independent. Now the couple have sought to answer the queries with a detailed…
Following Harry & Meghan's resignation, who are the 'senior royals'?
8th January 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex effectively resigned as senior royals on Wednesday, deciding that they would prefer to split their time between the UK and North America while ”continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen”.
In a statement, Harry & Meghan said: “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially…
She was the beautiful princess who had been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January 1930 their marriage had all the…
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who…
As a new decade gets underway, the ruling houses of Europe are looking to the future and that future is increasingly female. The next generation of rulers on the continent is dominated by women with the princesses who will one day be queens taking on increasingly high profile roles. By the end of this decade, much may have changed in Europe’s royal families. Here are the heirs who stand in…
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges send messages of support to Australia as it battles a catastrophic bushfire crisis
5th January 2020
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges have sent messages of support to Australians affected by the worst bushfire crisis in the country’s history.
In the messages, the royals expressed their shock over the horrific conditions and praised firefighters, emergency workers…
The Royal Crypt at Laeken (near Brussels) in Belgium is the final resting place of the Belgian royals. It is inside the Église Notre-Dame and was built in memory of Queen Louise of Belgium (born Louise of Orléans), who was the second wife of King Leopold I – who had…
The royal past is peppered with milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that came to an end, from the happy arrivals to the sad farewells, we look at the queenly events that took place in the first month of the year. A Calendar of Queens…
