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New York Magazine Interview: Of Course the Royals Didn’t Snub Trump
I discussed the recent speculation surrounding Princess Anne and the Buckingham Palace reception in honour of the 70th Anniversary of...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 6, 20191 min read
Global News Interview: What was it like to have Queen Elizabeth II as a mom?
I discussed royal parenting during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II with Meghan Collie at Global News. The release of Season 3 of The...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 1, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: ‘Only thing he could do’: Why Prince Andrew stepped down. But will he stay away?
I discussed Prince Andrew’s decision to step away from royal duties for the foreseeable future, the life of King Edward VIII after his...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20191 min read
CBC Here and Now Interview: Prince Andrew announces he will be stepping away from his royal duties
I discussed the reputation of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and his decision to step away from royal duties for the foreseeable future with...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 21, 20191 min read
NBC News Interview: ‘The Crown’ season three: Did Princess Margaret really party with LBJ?
Season 3 of The Crown series premieres on Netflix today and there is already interest in how much dramatic license has been taken by the...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 17, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Could the Royal Family shrink?
I discussed the recent changes to the Royal House of Sweden with Janet Davison at CBC News. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s decision to...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 21, 20191 min read
New BBC History Magazine Article: Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac?
My latest article in the BBC History Magazine examines the reputation of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, and grandmother of Queen...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 26, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: A ‘complicated transition’: How Kate is stepping up her public role for the royals
I discussed the role of the Duchess of Cambridge with Janet Davison at CBC News. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: “For Kate, it’s...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 22, 20191 min read
Talking History Interview: Queen Victoria: A Life
I discussed the life, reign and legacy of Queen Victoria with Patrick Geoghegan on Talking History, Newstalk FM, Ireland. The panel of...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 16, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: How Queen Victoria made her mark in Canada — without ever visiting
I discussed Queen Victoria’s legacy in Canada with Janet Davison at CBC News. While Queen Victoria never visited Canada in person, all...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 28, 20191 min read
New BBC History Magazine Article: Charles, The Prince of Wales’s investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 50 years on
My latest article on the BBC History Magazine’s website History Extra is about the 50th anniversary of Prince Charles’s Investiture as...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 25, 20191 min read
New Book Review in the Royal Studies Journal: Queen of the World by Robert Hardman
My review of Queen of World by Robert Hardman is now available to read online in the latest issue of the Royal Studies Journal! Click...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 15, 20191 min read
Daily Express Interview: Queen Victoria Legacy: Her crucial decision which paved way for Royal Family as we know it
Queen Victoria was born 200 years ago today on May 24, 1819. Her sixty-three year reign had a profound impact on the history of the...

Carolyn Harris
May 24, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Another royal wedding — but not so much pomp
On May 18, 2019, Lady Gabriella Windsor (the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent) married Thomas Kingston at...

Carolyn Harris
May 20, 20191 min read
New BBC History Magazine article: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor: the history behind the royal baby name
I wrote a short history of the name Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor for the BBC History Magazine. I discussed the long history of the...

Carolyn Harris
May 10, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Archie has arrived
I discussed The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor with Janet Davison for the CBC royal...

Carolyn Harris
May 8, 20191 min read
CBC News Channel Interview: Royal Historian Talks About The Latest Addition to the Royal Family
I discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newborn son in a series of interviews on the CBC News Channel and CBC Radio on the day of...

Carolyn Harris
May 8, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Are Meghan and Harry really going to Africa?
I discussed the history of speculation and rumours surrounding royal births from the seventeenth century to the present day with Janet...

Carolyn Harris
May 5, 20191 min read
Daily Express Interview: Royal baby: Meghan and Harry may opt for NHS hospital
In previous interviews, I discussed the possibility of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby being born at home. There are certainly...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 24, 20191 min read
Today Interview: Queen Elizabeth changed how royal babies eat. Will Meghan Markle do the same?
I discussed the history of royal parenting and how royal babies were fed over the past few centuries with Aly Walansky at Today. The...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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