Continuing our summer series on the lines
of succession to the world’s monarchies, we are looking at the line
of succession to the Jordanian throne, which operates under agnatic
primogeniture. Specifically, the line of succession is governed by
Article 28 of the Constitution of Jordan. Only mentally sound
men who are Muslim who were born to Muslim parents and are
legitimate descendants of…
As part of the ‘Great European Tour’ of
the Mozart family, which began from Salzburg in June 1763 and
extended across the Holy Roman Empire to France, the
Netherlands and Switzerland until November 1766, there
was a long visit to London from April 1764 until 1 August…
Prince George and Princess Charlotte cheer on parents in The King’s Cup Regatta
8th August 2019
Prince George and Princess Charlotte of
Cambridge and their grandfather Michael Middleton are watching the
King’s Cup and are cheering on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in
The King’s Cup Regatta currently underway on the Isle of Wight.
While Prince George came out…
Outside of the traditional burial sites
of Westminster Abbey and St George’s Chapel, Windsor, some English
(and British) monarchs are missing. The tomb of King John resides
in the chancel at Worcester Cathedral, not far from the chantry
that contains the grave of the son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of
York, Henry VIII’s elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales. That of
King Edward II is also one…
It’s become one of the most talked about
dramas of recent years and now we know when fans of ‘The Crown’
will get their next fix of all things royal. The new season of the
hit Netflix show will be available to view from November 17th 2019.
This show…
The new memorial that has been erected in
front of the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula on Tower Green marks
the spot ‘identified’ in the Victorian period as being the site of
the scaffold, which may have been a misunderstanding of the Tower’s
geography in proportion to…
Tributes have been paid to royal reporter
Kjell Arne Totland who has died at the age of 74 following a short
illness. Totland, who was royal correspondent for Norwegian TV
station TV 2, regularly appeared in the media across the globe to
offer commentary on The Royal Family of Norway, as well as royals
from across Europe. The respected broadcaster and journalist died
in the early hours of…
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February
1743 as the daughter…
The gallery of so-called ‘Windsor
Beauties’ is the name given to the collection of portraits painted
by Sir Peter Lely (1618-80) of celebrated courtesans and women of
the nobility in Restoration England, which can be seen – and
indeed, still admired – in the…
A building in the Oxford suburb of
Marston preserves a unique connection with the lost world of
imperial Russia. Its typical late-Victorian exterior belies the
remarkable nature of its hidden history. In this building for a
period of time, personal possessions once owned by the Russian
Imperial Family were carefully preserved and stored, because they
came with the belongings of the person who…
