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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George in Australia and New Zealand
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and family dog Lupo in the window Kensington Palace. I am quoted in Janet Davison’s...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 5, 20141 min read


The Monarchy in Canada: HRH The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles)
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall My article in the Canadian Encyclopedia about the Prince of Wales was published today....

Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20141 min read


The Monarchy in Canada: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Richard Stone in 1986 My latest article for the Canadian Encyclopedia is a...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20141 min read
Royal Chat: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Tour with Prince George
On Tuesday March 11 at 1pm, I will be participating in a Canada.com online chat about 2014 royal events including the upcoming tour of...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 10, 20141 min read


Princess Louise and the Founding of the National Gallery of Canada
Princess Louise in Canada My column in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig Standard looks at the role of Queen Victoria’s...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20141 min read


When Catherine the Great Invaded The Crimea And Put The Rest of the World On Edge
Portrait of Catherine the Great as a Legislator in the Temple Devoted to the Goddess of Justice by Dmitri Levitsky, early 1780s. My...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 4, 20141 min read


My interview in the Globe and Mail about the Duchess of Cambridge and Royal Fashion
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at The 2011 Sun Military Awards at Imperial War Museum in London. (Photo by Arthur...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 1, 20141 min read


The Monarchy in Canada: HRH The Duke of Cambridge (The Prince William)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Canada in 2011 My article for the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia on Prince William is a...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 28, 20141 min read


The Duke of York (Prince Andrew) at 54
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York In “Happy Birthday, Prince Andrew,” I am quoted regarding the Duke of York’s long relationship with...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 19, 20141 min read


My article “150 Years Ago Sochi Was The Site Of A Horrific Ethnic Cleansing” in Smithsonian Magazine
Czar Alexander II As you watch the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi today, it is worth reflecting on the troubled...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 7, 20141 min read


Royal Visits: How They Still Matter
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Canada in May, 2014. I discussed...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 1, 20141 min read


The Definition of Royalty
Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II With the arrival of a baby girl for the Queen’s...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 21, 20141 min read


Sochi’s Bloody History
“A Scene from the Caucasian War” by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud My latest column in the Ottawa Citizen discusses the expulsion of the...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 14, 20141 min read


The Reign in Spain of King Juan Carlos
King Juan Carlos of Spain. In my first column of 2014, I discuss the recent unpopularity of the Spanish royal family, placing the...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 10, 20141 min read


Why Prince William Belongs at Cambridge
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy last year. This week, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge,...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20143 min read


My March-April 2014 course “Women in Power” Open For Enrollment at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
Portrait of Elizabeth I celebrating her victory over the Spanish Armada In March and April, 2014, I will be teaching a seven week course...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 3, 20141 min read
My book chapter, “Royalty at Rideau Hall: Lord Lorne, Princess Louise and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown” published today
Princess Louise in Canada, suitably dressed for winter weather. In 1878, Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, John Campbell, Lord Lorne was...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 1, 20142 min read


2013: The Royal Year in Review (July-December) and Royal News Predictions for 2014
Prince George of Cambridge at his christening on October 23, 2013. Photo Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association via AP Images...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 31, 20134 min read


2013: The Royal Year In Review (January to June)
The Duchess of Cambridge with the newborn Prince George of Cambridge in July, 2013 2013 has been an eventful year for royalty in the...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 23, 20134 min read
“This Wonderful Man” The Queen and Nelson Mandela
My column in this weekend’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses Queen Elizabeth II’s decades long friendship with the late former President...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 14, 20131 min read
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