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…
The battle against the coronavirus could
be solved if people sing the national anthem whilst washing their
hands according to the British government. Senior British Cabinet
Ministers are advising people to wash their hands while singing
‘God Save The Queen’. Health…
If you watched President George H.W.
Bush’s casket arrive in Maryland in December 2018 and are British,
you might have been confused as to why “God Save The Queen” was
being played. If you are American like me, you would think nothing
of it. You would recognise it…
On Thursday of last week, Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia held a gala dinner
in London at the Berkeley Hotel. This year’s dinner was also a
memorable evening for a good cause. It all started with a reception
where the 200 guests were served with a drink and the opportunity
to talk to the royals and other prominent guests. A three-course
dinner followed. During…
