Queen Geraldine occupies a unique
position in Albanian history: she’s the only queen consort in
modern times, and she reigned alongside her husband for less than a
year before they had to flee an Italian invasion. Though she spent
the rest of her life zigzagging the world, trying to find a place
to settle, Queen Geraldine never gave up promoting her son’s
interests as an uncrowned king.
As King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
begin their State Visit to Indonesia today we’re looking back at
some of Queen Máxima’s finest tiaras worn to state banquets all
over the world. Here are nine of the finest tiaras Queen Máxima has
worn to give us a few…
Spotlight: The Duchess of Cornwall's work towards ending domestic violence
9th March 2020
There’s no greater royal champion for
survivors of domestic violence than The Duchess of Cornwall. It’s
been a cornerstone of her work, highlighting causes, charities and
organisations around the issue of domestic violence, and Camilla
has always spoken compassionately…
While most of our “Last Queens” series
focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning
monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last
monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It
became the shortlived Republic of Hawaii before being annexed by
the United States in 1898. Her Early Life Lydia Liliʻu Loloku
Walania Kamakaʻeha was…
Did Kate’s style on #RoyalVisitIreland
leave you feeling green around the gills? Debate has gone on all
week over the Duchess of Cambridge’s latest take on diplomatic
dressing. Here, our Chief Reporter, Kristin Contino, argues you can
have too much of a good…
Perfection or overload? As the debate
continues about how much of a nod to a country’s flag is enough
when it comes to royal tour dressing, Jess Ilse argues that the
Duchess of Cambridge’s recent wardrobe picks on #RoyalVisitIreland
were spot on. Kate wore a…
One aspect of the evolution of monarchy
that I find interesting is the development of Ordinal numbers, or
regnal numbers, and also called post-nominal numbers used to
differentiate between monarchs of the same name within the same
territory. In the British system of numbering the monarchs, a king
or queen will not get a regnal number unless there is another
monarch with the same name. For example…
The remains of Princess Eanswith, also
written as Eanswythe or Eanswide, have been discovered hidden
inside the wall of a church in Kent. Historians say that the bones
and teeth that were found are almost certainly those of the 7th
century Princess and saint. Dr Andrew…
How The Queen's honours process has changed for the better: An interview with Bayleaf Honours
4th March 2020
We’ve all seen the smiling photos of
actors, authors, emergency workers, and charity leaders holding up
their new CBE, MBE, or OBE at Buckingham Palace, but how did they
get there? And really, what are the chances of an everyday person
getting honoured by The…
Clarence House has once again insisted
that the Duchess of Cornwall will not become Queen when Prince
Charles becomes King. When the Prince of Wales married Camilla
Parker Bowles in 2005, Clarence House said at the time that she
would be styled as Princess Consort when Charles becomes monarch
rather than Queen Consort Similarly, she was made Duchess of
Cornwall instead of Princess of Wales…
