Although the Emperor of Japan is afforded
no political powers by the Japanese Constitution, he still must
attend to numerous other ceremonial duties, such as his opening of
the Japanese National Diet earlier this year. Many of these are
purely ceremonial, maintained out of a sense of cultural tradition
that links modern Japan with its past. Unfortunately, however, it
would seem that His Imperial…
Dogs, cats, even ferrets, all animals
that are fairly common to see on a flight, however, falcons may be
another story. In most western civilisations seeing the large bird
aboard a plane would come as a shock, in the Middle East, it is a
fairly common sight to see one or two…
Royals from across the world receive
countless numbers of letters each year. Many have thought about
writing to a specific royal, but they are not sure how to go about
it. Royal Central has investigated to help our readers if they want
to send a letter to any of the royals…
On Wednesday, Kuwait held a mass
execution. Seven people were hanged including a Royal Prince. This
is the first execution to include a Royal since October of last
year when Saudi Arabia executed a member of the Saudi Royal Family
convicted of murder. This is the first execution in the oil emirate
in several years. Kuwait’s ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah,
authorised the executions of the…
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of
Japan, opened the Japanese National Diet this Friday. Reading a
prepared speech within the upper assembly, it marks Japan’s 189th
Ordinary Session since the first Imperial Diet was opened by
Emperor Meiji on 29 November 1890. In…
The traditional “Waka” poems, penned by
the Imperial Family, and ten selected works from the public, were
recited at the annual New Year event in the Matsunoma main hall in
the Imperial Palace. The theme of this year’s poems was “no”, which
translates as…
Still in its drafting stage, King Maha
Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) has reportedly requested that the new Thai
constitution be adjusted in certain key areas. The former
constitution that was in place from 2007 to 2014 was suspended
by the National Council for Peace and Order, the military junta
that now currently controls the Thai government, upon their seizure
of power. A new constitution is…
According to a government source, the
Japanese government has been considering the possibility of Crown
Prince Naruhito acceding to the Chrysanthemum Throne ahead of
schedule. During a rare televised address last August, Emperor
Akihito of Japan first alluded to a possible…
The late King Kigeli V of Rwanda.
Photo Credit: Rwanda Library via Wikimedia Commons CC The new Head
of the Rwandan Royal House has been announced by the Rwandan Royal
Council of Abiru via the Prester John Institute, the Royal and
Imperial Council of Foreign Nobility…
Church to announce results of the examinations of “Yekaterinburg remains” in second quarter of 2017
9th January 2017
The Russian Orthodox Church has announced
that the results of the DNA-examinations of the “Yekaterinburg
remains”, or better said the remains of Emperor Nicholas II of
Russia, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and their children, will be
announced in the second quarter of 2017. “Very intensive work is
going on. The genetic expertise has been held in the best world’s
laboratories. Very extensive…
