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Updated July 29, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married on this day in 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. How did Prince Charles and Princess Diana meet? Prince Charles and Lady Diana met in 1977 when Charles was dating Diana’s older sister, Sarah. Their paths crossed again […]
Updated June 21, 2024 at 12:50 p.m. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was born on this day in 1982 at St Mary’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom. Who are Prince William’s parents? Prince William is the eldest son of King Charles III, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. What was Prince William’s childhood like? […]
Updated June 1, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. The Nepalese royal family massacre happened on this day in 2001. Nine members of the Nepalese royal family were killed in the Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal. The victims included King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, Crown Prince Dipendra, and other members of the royal family. Who was responsible for […]
Updated May 19, 2024 at 5 p.m. On this day in 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, England. How did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly met on a blind date in July 2016, set up by a mutual friend. […]
Updated Dec. 30 2023 at 12:00 p.m. The portrait of Winston Churchill was taken in 1941 by Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as he was set to address the Canadian members of Parliament following action taken in World War II. Why is the Roaring Lion such an iconic photograph? The portrait shows […]
Updated Dec. 11, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. After the death of his father, George V, on January 20, 1936, Edward VIII became the King of England at 42 years old, but shockingly announced his decision less than a year later to abdicate the throne on this day in history. Why did Edward VIII abdicate the […]
Updated Nov. 20, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip tied the knot in a royal wedding in 1947 that sealed the couple together for more than 70 years, including Queen Elizabeth’s record-setting reign. When did Elizabeth and Phillip marry? On Nov. 20, 1947, the bells of Westminster Abbey could be heard ringing […]
Princess Diana died on this day in 1997. Who was Princess Diana? Princess Diana, born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961, was a member of the British royal family. She became widely known after marrying King (then Prince) Charles, the heir to the British throne, in 1981. Princess Diana was known for her humanitarian […]
The coronation ceremony of King Charles III reflects how the monarchy has developed since Saxon times, but it still carries many vestiges of Britain’s imperial past.
From infancy to marriage, from coronation to globetrotting, through until her death, Queen Elizabeth graced the covers of countless magazines. Here’s an international collection, from 12 countries around the world, from her baby cover of TIME magazine in 1929 to being bid farewell from Brazil last week.
It’s passed down by bloodline, and Charles has publicly vowed to a life of service. But is a rather un-beloved old white man with a complicated past the right royal for this moment? Even if a monarchy is undemocratic by design, popular opinion matters today more than ever. Just look at the Spanish monarchy.
The function Charles III inherits today is widely different from what it was when Elizabeth II was crowned 70 years ago. With the “new Elizabethan age” coming to an end, what kind of monarchy will the new King usher in?
MADRID — Princess Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano has been preparing for this moment for 10 years. Soon the 41-year-old will be climbing the steps to the Spanish throne — a first for a Spanish commoner — to take her place beside her husband Felipe VI. That everything would happen so quickly after the unexpected abdication of […]
AP, DUTCH DAILY NEWS, DUTCH NEWS (The Netherlands); THE GUARDIAN (UK) Worldcrunch AMSTERDAM– Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands formally abdicated Tuesday, making way for her son Willem-Alexander to become king — the first in the country for 123 years, reports The Guardian. After 33 years, the 75 year-old queen — whose title now reverts to […]
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW, NINE NETWORK (Australia) Worldcrunch SYDNEY – The two Australian radio DJs who conducted the controversial prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was staying, have broken their silence for the first time since the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha on Friday. Radio DJs Mel Greig and […]
Worldcrunch LONDON – It’s time to get the bunting out again. After months and months of speculation and glossy magazines waiting with bated breath so they can roll out the pregnancy tips and photos of Pippa Middleton’s gloomy, baby-envious face, we can all rest assured: Kate is preggers! With the London Olympics over and the […]
CLOSER (France), BBC (UK) Worldcrunch The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton is reportedly “furious” after a French magazine published topless pictures of the Royal couple when on holiday in the south of France. Closer, a French weekly celebrity magazine, hit shelves on Friday with images of Kate Middleton, along with the headline: “Oh my God! […]