Succession
The Royal Waiting Room – The Prince of Orange
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. This blog will discuss Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, first male heir to the Dutch throne after over a century of Queens Regnant.
The Royal Waiting Room – Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. In this blog we take a look at Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, the heir to the youngest throne in Europe, and married to one of the most controversial women in the history of royal consorts.
The Royal Waiting Room – Crown Prince Frederik
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. This blog will focus on Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Is something rotten in the state of Denmark?
The Royal Waiting Room – Crown Prince Naruhito
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. This blog looks at the heir to the world’s oldest current monarchy, Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan.
Henry VII and Henry VIII Share an Anniversary
On 28 January 1457 Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) was born at Pembroke Castle in Wales, the obscure son of an obscure Welshman; 90 years later on 28 January 1547 his son Henry VIII died in the Palace of Whitehall, a powerful and wealthy king.
The Royal Waiting Room – The Prince of Wales
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. This blog looks at someone who has been heir to the throne since just about forever – The Prince of Wales.
The Royal Waiting Room – The Duke of Brabant
The times are changing, and – taking in account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. This blog will discuss Prince Philippe, the Duke of Brabant, heir to the – shaky – Belgian throne.
The Royal Waiting Room – The Prince of Asturias
The times are changing, and – taking into account the age of many of the monarchs worldwide – it is safe to assume that the coming years, we will see at least a few changes in the succession lines. Time to take a closer look at all those heirs, how they have prepared for their duties and how they are perceived among the public. The first to be subjected to scrutiny is Felipe, the Prince of Asturias, who will succeed his father to the Spanish throne.
The Woman He Loved
The Abdication Crisis of 1936 was resolved on 10 and 11 December when Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication on the evening of the 10th and it was enacted into law the following day. The British public knew nothing about the crisis, which had been going on for months, until early December when a speech by the Bishop of Bradford mentioning the king’s apparent lack of interest in religious observance gave the British press an excuse to break the story they’d agreed to suppress in the national interest. The news shocked the public, but nobody was more traumatised than the king’s younger brother Prince Albert, who would become king in his place.
Princess Masako – “She’s Useless”
Crown Princess Masako of Japan turns 47 on 9 December. It’d be nice to be able to say that she’s celebrating her 47th birthday, but these days she doesn’t seem to have a lot to celebrate. A statement issued by palace doctors to mark the Princess’s birthday said that she was slowly recovering from the stress-induced illness that’s plagued her since 2002, identified by palace spokesmen as adjustment disorder, but that her physical and mental condition is still unstable. The palace has been saying the same thing for years – that she’s slowly recovering from a condition they identify as adjustment disorder, a condition that by definition is acute rather than chronic, not lasting for more than six months. Whatever she’s suffering from, it pretty clearly isn’t adjustment disorder.