Category Archives: United Kingdom

HCP: October 2010

Another month, another tallying of duties. Interestingly, Daniel looks to be picking up some visits abroad, always with Victoria. One would think that with the long engagement period, his “prince-school” could have progressed to the part where he’s got a … Continue reading

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HCP: September 2010

September is here, and with it, comes a new version of the Heir Consort Work Project. This month has revealed the difficulty in tracking the schedules. An event, which for some was considered official enough to put it on the … Continue reading

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HCP: August 2010

It’s August, time for new beginnings and a new round of ”Who’s done how much, lately”. I’ve been tallying up the scheduled appearances of the Heir Consorts of Europe for July – I’m keeping track in a Google Calendar, if … Continue reading

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King Olav making waves after his death

According to this article a football team in Norfolk, England, could lose their rights to play on their home ground, 21 years after the death of the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. I’m not sure if the clause mention … Continue reading

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Book review: The Uncommon Reader

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. (First published in 2006).

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How well do you know your English dynasties?

Sporcle has a timed quiz going on to see how many of the English royal dynasties you can name. Some of them may be self evident, whilst others may be hidden well within your mind. I got stuck with one … Continue reading

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Plural of Kings?

Often one can get confused linguistically in terms of royal watching in a language other than English.   In Spanish, whenever the King and Queen attend something together, they are referred to as the plural of King in the Court … Continue reading

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The Palace – a review

I ended up watching the four first episodes of the British series, The Palace, a while ago. Obviously, it may not be fair to judge an entire series on so few episodes, but these were some of my thoughts.

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Borders and royal books

*giggle* Originally uploaded by librarian_triumphant   Tina Brown’s Diana is a great Christmas gift for “Your Grandma” according to the Borders staff.   I’m not sure what this says about the general perception of royal watchers (that we’re all 80 … Continue reading

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By William's beard

Evidently, the big topic with Prince William of Wales these days, is that he’s growing a beard. Or can’t find a razor. Whichever you think is likely. The issue seems to be when he will shave it off, as the … Continue reading

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