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Debating the Royal Succession
The current practice favours the succession rights of younger brothers over their elder sisters. As Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest child,...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 23, 20135 min read
Interview Regarding Prince Harry’s Return from Afghanistan on the CTV News Channel
For all my Canadian readers, I will be discussing Prince Harry’s return from Afghanistan at 12:30 EST today (January 22, 2013) on the CTV...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 22, 20131 min read
The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made It Into the Twenty-First Century by Peter Conradi (Review)
The Great Survivors is an excellent introduction to the full scope of current European royal monarchy. Peter Conradi places all the...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 21, 20131 min read
Queen Elizabeth II Decrees that all of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Children Will Be Princes and Princesses
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 Queen Elizabeth II issued new Letters Patent on December 31,...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 9, 20136 min read
Bringing Them Up Royal: How the Royals Raised Their Children From 1066 to the Present Day by David Cohen (Review)
Bringing Them Up Royal: How the Royals Raised Their Children from 1066 to the Present Day is an excellent subject for a royal history...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 31, 20121 min read
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are Expecting Their First Child
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a Gala in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London St. James’s Palace announced today that the...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 3, 20123 min read
How Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Will Celebrate Their 65th Wedding Anniversary
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their wedding day, November 20, 1947. On November 20, 2012, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip,...
Carolyn Harris
Nov 19, 20123 min read
The Theft of the Tower of London Keys and the History of the Crown Jewels
View of the Tower of London from the Thames showing Traitor's Gate During the wee hours of November 6, 2012, Guy Fawkes night, an...
Carolyn Harris
Nov 14, 20125 min read
Prince Charles’s Correspondence and the Nature of Constitutional Monarchy
Charles, Prince of Wales Throughout the month of October, one of the most significant news items concerning the monarchy was the...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 31, 20124 min read
Comparing the Constitutional Monarchies of Canada and Jamaica
My column in today’s edition of the Globe and Mail online compares Queen Elizabeth II’s role as head of state in two commonwealth...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 24, 20121 min read
The Royal Wedding in Luxembourg, the House of Lannoy and Changing Trends in Royal Marriage
Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium, the new hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. This weekend, Luxembourg is celebrating the...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 20, 20124 min read
Princess Alexandra Celebrates the Centennial of the Canadian Scottish Regiment in Victoria, British Columbia
Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Oglivy. Photo Credit: The Buckingham Palace Press Office Queen...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 16, 20123 min read
The Duke of Kent Celebrates Two Jubilees in Uganda
Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is currently in Uganda...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 7, 20124 min read
The Royal Nanny: Prince William and Prince Harry Mourn Olga Powell
Diana, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Prince Harry and the children's nanny, Olga Powell Olga Powell, former nanny to Prince William...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 26, 20123 min read
The Royal Court: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Initiate Legal Proceedings in France
The Duchess of Cambridge boarding the Spirit of Chartwell for the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant Lawyers representing the Duke and...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 17, 20124 min read
The Countess of Wessex Attends the Toronto International Film Festival
The Earl and Countess of Wessex in Ottawa on September 12 Photo Credit: Andre Forget/QMI AGENCY The Earl and Countess of Wessex began...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 14, 20123 min read
Royals in the Arctic: The Earl and Countess of Wessex Visit Iqaluit, Nunavut
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are greeting by Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak in the presence of Commissioner Edna Elias. Photo credit:...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 13, 20123 min read
Royals in the Garden: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit Singapore Botantical Gardens
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admire an orchid named for Diana, Princess of Wales at Singapore Botanical Gardens. Photo Credit:...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 11, 20123 min read
The Itinerary for the Earl and Countess of Wessex in Canada: September 11-18, 2012
The Earl and Countess of Wessex attending the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in 2010 The Earl and...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 10, 20123 min read
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