The princess gave birth to a baby girl on
Thursday in New York, the Swedish Court has confirmed. “The Office
of the Marshal of the Realm is delighted to announced that H.R.H
Princess Madeleine gave birth to a daughter on February 20, 2014 at
10.41pm local time New York,” a statement read. “Both mother and
child are in good health.” The birth will be celebrated across
Sweden with a 21-gun…
In the new Channel 5 series Henry and
Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
delves into the world of possibly the most fascinating and
contested royal relationship that our monarchy has ever seen – this
being the courtship of Henry VIII and…
Malmesbury House, in Cathedral Close
Salisbury, was once owned by Charles II. It has now been put up for
sale at the 'bargain' price of £5 million. This piece of
architectural history was used in for about a year 1665 by the
'Merrie Monarch' to escape a…
The Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson
are among the most famous historic lords who won their fame (and
titles) through military success. Some peers were not famous for
heroic military action, however. James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth
led the Monmouth rebellion against King James II in 1685 in order
to try and take the throne for himself (as an illegitimate son of
King Charles II). Needless to…
For centuries, the nobility have played a
role in creating the laws of the land. From the early days of the
Barons under King John who forced him to sign Magna Carta to the
modern day with the Lords being able to veto legislation coming
from the Commons if not agreed upon by…
Royal Cousins at War documentary reveals how rivaling relations led to outbreak of First World War
7th February 2014
This BBC Two documentary series, which
aired earlier this week on Wednesday and Thursday evening, reflects
on the complex relationship between King George V, Tsar Nicholas II
of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, leading up to the
outbreak of the First World War. In…
Under English common law, a wife
traditionally takes her husband's name and rank upon marriage and
as a title legally forms part of one's name in most cases, titles
within the Royal Family work in much the same way as if an untitled
couple were to marry and the wife took her husband's name as her
own. Perhaps the best example of this in action is with Prince
Michael of Kent and his…
Part 2 of the Story of the Peerage
series), I will explain everything you need to know about the Lords
and Ladies of the United Kingdom. As discussed in Part 1, there are
5 ranks in the peerage. They are, in descending order, Duke
(Duchess); Marquess (Marchioness); Earl…
Early years The Queen’s grandfather King
George V bought the Queen’s first horse Princess Elizabeth was
given her first horse at the age of 4; a Shetland pony called
Peggy. The pony was bought as a present for Elizabeth and her
sister, Princess Margaret, by their…
It is a well established part of the
republican prose to make it sound like Monarchy is the only form of
Head of State that would cost money, which of course is not the
case. In fact, the type of head of state is to all intents and
purposes irrelevant to its cost. The idea that a presidency would
be cheaper by its nature is simply not true, in fact there are many
presidencies in the world with a…
