April 29, 2003. Princess Märtha Louise gave birth to her first child, Maud Angelica Behn, in Oslo.
Aftenposten article
Yahoo! News article
An archaeologist claims to have found the foundations of part of the estate of the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales.
BBC News article
Former King Constantine concluded his visit to Greece.
Yahoo! News article
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden got behind the wheel of a bus during a visit to St. Petersburg.
Hello! article
Prince Harry will lead the Combined Cadet Forces parade at Eton next month.
Telegraph article
The National Maritime Museum's Elizabeth I exhibition gave actress-turned-MP Glenda Jackson an opportunity to reflect on her experience portraying the Virgin Queen for the BBC's Elizabeth R.
Telegraph article
April 28, 2003. King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia hinted at the possibility of abdication.
Japan Today article
The Prince of Wales will soon move into Clarence House, which will be opened to the public for the first time this summer.
BBC News articles: 1, 2
Telegraph article
April 27, 2003. Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is now richer than the Queen.
BBC News article
A notoriously tough BBC political interviewer is turning his attention to the monarchy in a new book.
Telegraph article
April 26, 2003. The first pictures of Belgium's new princess were released.
RTL article (in French, but with pictures and link to video)
Baghdad's self-proclaimed administrator is a monarchist, according to the head of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy Movement.
Yahoo! News article
April 24, 2003. Noted royal historian David Williamson, co-editor of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, died at 76.
Telegraph obituary
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to British reserve forces serving in the Gulf.
BBC News article
This weekend's Easter visit is the second trip to Greece in two months for King Constantine after a ten-year absence.
Ekathimerini article
Princess Astrid of Belgium gave birth to her fifth child, Princess Laetitia Maria, in Brussels yesterday.
Hello! article
April 23, 2003. Jordan's King Abdullah II spoke to Dan Rather about the future of Iraq and the Middle East.
CBS News interview
King Constantine, Queen Anne-Marie, and two of their sons arrived in the Greek city of Salonica to celebrate Easter.
BBC Greek article (in Greek)
Artist Jeff Stultiens has painted a new portrait of the Queen in garter robes.
BBC News article
Spanish bishops are seeking the beatification of Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504).
Telegraph article
April 22, 2003. The Queen had a quiet birthday at Windsor yesterday.
Telegraph article
April 21, 2003. Queen Elizabeth II turns 77 today.
BBC News article
Scotsman article
The British royal family gathered for Easter services yesterday.
Telegraph article
Hello! article
The Prince of Wales has set up a fund to find homes for veterans.
Times Online article
April 19, 2003. Prince Charles expressed his admiration for a pre-battle speech by Lt. Col. Tim Collins.
BBC News article
Princess Stephanie of Monaco has a long history of relationships with members of the staff.
The Scotsman article
The Marquess of Lothian is planning to sell a collection of silver made for Russian Empress Catherine the Great to pay for the restoration of a 15th-century castle.
Telegraph article
April 18, 2003. The Prince of Wales was saddened by the death of Greek royalist shipping tycoon John Latsis.
The Scotsman article
An estate agent was fined for falsely selling a house as King Edward VIII's hunting lodge.
Telegraph article
Pensioners were delighted to receive the traditional Maundy coins from the Queen yesterday.
Times Online article
April 17, 2003. Queen Elizabeth distributed Maundy money in Gloucestershire.
BBC News articles: 1, 2
A Harvard graduate student contends that the much-maligned King James II was actually an early advocate of religious tolerance.
Harvard Gazette article
April 16, 2003. Lord Downpatrick, the 14-year-old grandson of the Duke of Kent, plans to be confirmed as a Roman Catholic, thus taking himself out of the line of succession to the British throne.
Times Online: People
The Queen will hold a children's tea party at Buckingham Palace to mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation.
Scotsman article
Queen Rania of Jordan urged coalition forces to aid humanitarian efforts in Iraq.
Times Online article
Princess Tenagneworq of Ethiopia (1912-2003):
Telegraph obituary
The Prince of Wales launched a new line of garden furniture.
Telegraph article
A swarm of bees nearly disrupted a military review by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor.
Telegraph article
Times Online article
BBC News article
April 15, 2003. Queen Noor of Jordan discussed the Middle East on CNN's Larry King Live.
CNN transcript (scroll down)
Princess Martha Louise of Norway's new baby, due in a few weeks, will not receive a royal title.
Hello! article
Aftenposten article
April 14, 2003. More on the possible beatification of the last Hapsburg emperor:
Zenit article
Guardian article
More on the Belgian royal wedding:
Hello! article
April 12, 2003. The Vatican moved Austria-Hungary's last emperor, Karl I (1887-1922), on the path to beatification.
New York Times article
Prince Laurent of Belgium, 39, married Claire Coombs, 29, in Brussels.
BBC News article
New York Times article
The Prince of Wales and Prince William were "dismayed" that the police report blames no one for the Burrell fiasco.
Telegraph article
Times Online article
April 11, 2003. Background on Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs:
Hello! special
An internal review suggested that the police should consider changes in the way they deal with cases involving the royal family.
BBC News article
April 10, 2003. Princess Tenagne Worq of Ethiopia, the last surviving child of Emperor Haile Selassie, died on Sunday at 91.
Times Online obituary
April 9, 2003. The Duke of York visited RAF families in Scotland.
BBC News article
Antiwar protestors in Northern Ireland urged Princess Anne to cancel her normal duties in solidarity with the children of Iraq.
BBC News article
April 8, 2003. The Prince of Wales visited an Army base to meet the families of British soldiers fighting in Iraq.
BBC News article
The German government has taken over the fortune of the late ex-Empress Soraya of Iran.
Hello! article
April 5, 2003. Pro-Iraqi Jordanians are disgruntled with King Abdullah's moderate handling of the war situation.
New York Times article
April 4, 2003. The new vicar near Highgrove would be willing to marry Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Hello! article
An Italian politician who discovered the last royal yacht of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has not been permitted to remove it from Croatia.
Times Online article
French President Jacques Chirac formally apologized to Queen Elizabeth II for the descration of a British war cemetery by antiwar protesters.
Telegraph article
Times Online article
BBC News article
April 3, 2003. Patrick Jephson, Princess Diana's former private secretary, plans to present a new documentary on the royal household.
Hello! article
King Abdullah II of Jordan denounced the US/UK invasion of Iraq.
Sydney Morning Herald article
BBC News article