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Zara Phillips and 100 Years of Royal Athletes in the Olympic Equestrian Events
Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, Zara...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 30, 20124 min read


The Queen Concludes Her Jubilee Tour of the UK in the New Forest and Isle of Wight
Osborne House on the Isle of Wight in 1910, after the former royal residence had been converted into a Naval College. With the 2012...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 27, 20124 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Book Reviews 6: Prince William: The Man Who Will Be King by Penny Junor
Junor provides unique examples of how this life in the public eye both expanded and limited William’s experiences. While the publicity...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 22, 20122 min read


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Honeymoon Photographs, Princess Diana and the Royal Image
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Canada Day, 2011, some weeks after their honeymoon in the Seychelles. In the past week, the...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 13, 20123 min read


Prince Philip at 91 and the Historical Role of a Reigning Queen’s Consort
Prince Philip in 2008. “When King George died, [biographer Giles Brandreth] asked Prince Philip, “did you know what to expect?” “No,” he...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20123 min read


Comparing Prince William and Prince Charles at 30
Prince William in 2010, wearing his Royal Air Force uniform Prince William, Duke of Cambridge will turn thirty on June 21, 2012. Today,...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 7, 20124 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Series 4: The Jubilee Queen of Canada
The fourth and final article of my four part series about Queen Elizabeth II in Canada was published today in the Kingston Whig Standard....

Carolyn Harris
Jun 6, 20121 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Series 3: The Celebrity Queen of Canada
The third article in my four part series about Queen Elizabeth II in Canada was published today. Click here to read “The Celebrity Queen...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 5, 20121 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Series 1: The Young Queen of Canada
The first of the four part series I wrote for the Kingston Whig-Standard about the Queen’s role in Canada during her sixty year reign was...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 2, 20121 min read


Death of Queen Victoria’s last surviving great-grandchild, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte and his second wife Gunilla Wachtmeister at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel...

Carolyn Harris
May 30, 20123 min read


Spontaneous Moments During the 2012 Royal Tour of Canada
Prince Charles in 2011 Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have returned to the United Kingdom after a successful four day tour of...

Carolyn Harris
May 24, 20123 min read


The Duchess of Cornwall’s Speech in Canada
The Duchess of Cornwall in April, 2011 During the Jubilee Tour of Canada by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, which...

Carolyn Harris
May 23, 20123 min read
Upcoming Television Interviews about Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in Canada on Wednesday May 23
I will be discussing the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Canada on TV tomorrow. I will be interviewed on Canada AM at 7:15am...

Carolyn Harris
May 22, 20121 min read
Upcoming Television Interviews about Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in Canada on Tuesday May 22
I will be discussing the Diamond Jubilee Visit to Canada of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall on Tuesday May 22. I will be...

Carolyn Harris
May 21, 20121 min read


Prince Charles’s Reputation and the History of the Royal Heir in the Press
Charles, Prince of Wales As Canada prepares to host the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for their Diamond Jubilee visit, the...

Carolyn Harris
May 18, 20123 min read


The Diamond Jubilee Lunch and the Queen’s Role as an Impartial Constitutional Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the 2009 Trooping of the Colour Celebrations. Queen Elizabeth II has invited...

Carolyn Harris
May 16, 20123 min read
The Proposed Changes to the Royal Marriages Act
The Earl of Athlone (seated right) with the Allied leaders at the Quebec Conferences. Amelia Beaumont is the great-great granddaughter of...

Carolyn Harris
May 12, 20123 min read



Carolyn Harris
May 11, 20120 min read


The State Opening of Parliament and the Reform of the Royal Succession
Queen Elizabeth II reading the throne speech at the State Opening of Parliament, May 9, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II opened parliament at...

Carolyn Harris
May 11, 20124 min read


Pippa Middleton and the Enduring Fascination with Relatives of Royalty
The Royal Family and Wedding Party on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding day, April 29,...

Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20124 min read
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