A company dinner at prestigious military
academy Sandhurst this weekend saw an influx of royal guests as
both the King and Queen of Jordan and the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Luxembourg joined their sons, who are currently enrolled
in the military academy. After he graduated from Georgetown
University in the US last year, with a degree in international
history, 22-year-old Crown Prince Hussein…
European monarchs and other royals from
across the world have sent their condolences to Her Majesty
following the horrendous terror attack in London on Wednesday. The
Queen has so far received messages from Belgium, Greece, Jordan,
Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and…
Japan is now poised to create a one-time
law to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate the throne in favour
of his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, and so the official
debate is turning to the finer details. In particular need of
clarity is the appropriate title for a former…
The Bangkok Post has released details for
the five day funeral of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the ceremony will take
place at the end of December from the 25-29, 2017. The death of the
late monarch did not come as a surprise to his people or the world.
He suffered a long-time illness and was hospitalised for the last
year of his life. He…
Within the basement of the Tehran Museum
of Contemporary Art, sealed away from public view the majority of
the time, there lies a collection of images bearing silent
testimony to a world now long passed. The scenes show men dancing
to music, women wearing fashionable…
The Queen Mother of Tonga, Her Majesty
Queen Halaevalu Mata’aho, has died at the age of 90. She was flown
to New Zealand last week to be treated for minor medical issues.
However, she died in an Auckland hospital on Saturday. The Tongan
consul in New Zealand, Stafford…
It was announced this week that Japan’s
ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to support the
creation of a one-time-use mechanism to legally allow 83-year-old
Emperor Akihito to abdicate. The decision was made after a number
of meetings to decide the matter and is controversial in that it
directly contradicts the views of the main opposition party – the
Democrats – who have argued for…
Princess Nouf bint Khalid bin Abdullah Al
Saud – daughter-in-law of King Salmon of Saudi Arabia – has been
accused of withholding fees from her agent for property deals he
helped broker in London and the Home Counties. Mohamed Hussein
cites the princess’s refusal to…
Princess Haya, the wife of prime minister
and vice president of the United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, attended the Leaders in Healthcare
conference earlier this week in Dubai. What is the Leaders in
Healthcare conference? The conference is one…
The Kingdom of Bhutan is celebrating a
milestone as Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck – son of King
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (aka The Dragon King) and Queen
Jetsun Pema of Bhutan – turns one this coming Sunday, 5 February.
Posing for his official birthday portrait at Lingkana Palace, the
adorable heir to the throne beams while playing with a small toy
car. The image was released as a…
