October 30, 2003. Prince Charles visited some of the poorest districts of Delhi on the second full day of his tour of India.
BBC News article
Garlands and beauty queens welcomed the Prince of Wales to India.
Telegraph article
Buckingham Palace faced a complicated dilemma in considering legal action against Paul Burrell.
Telegraph article
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver received his MBE from the Queen without wearing a tie.
Telegraph article
October 29, 2003. Prince Charles praised the "extraordinary bond" between Britain and India.
BBC News article
British TV viewers will be given the chance to "choose" a bride for Prince William.
BBC News article
Prince Charles began his first visit to India in 11 years by meeting with President Abdul Kalam.
Hello! article
Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands is now expected to give birth to her first child before the end of the year, earlier than expected.
Hello! article
October 28, 2003. Clarence House confirmed that plans are being made for Prince William to meet with Paul Burrell.
BBC News article
Bookstore customers are divided on A Royal Duty.
BBC News article
Prince Charles is leaving the Burrell controversy behind him as he visits India.
CNN article
BBC News article
Paul Burrell promised to reveal further secrets only to Prince William in a private meeting.
Telegraph articles
October 27, 2003. A Royal Duty has failed to draw large crowds to bookstores.
CNN article
Prince William and Paul Burrell will apparently go ahead with their meeting.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Former royal spokesman Dickie Arbiter accused Diana's former butler of an inappropriate "obsession" with the princess.
BBC News article
Princess Stephanie of Monaco continues her efforts against AIDS.
Hello! article
The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway began a week-long tour of Russia.
Hello! article
Two-month-old Prince Gabriel of Belgium was baptized in Ciergnon.
Hello! article
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain opened the Museu Picasso in the artist's hometown of Malaga.
BBC News article
Queen Elizabeth unveiled a statue of herself in Berkshire.
BBC News article
Burrell denied that his book is a betrayal of the princess he served.
BBC News article and
interview
Paul Burrell claimed that "one phone call" from the royal family would have prevented the publication of his book.
Telegraph articles
BBC News article
In a blow to the center-right government of former King Simeon II, Bulgaria's "former" Communists took the lead in local elections.
BBC News article
October 26, 2003. Burrell charged that the princes' minds had been "poisoned" by courtiers.
BBC News article
Princes William and Harry have demanded a meeting with Paul Burrell, who they fear may reveal still more secrets.
Telegraph articles
Observer article
Independent article
A defiant Paul Burrell said he was "saddened" by the princes' attack.
BBC News articles: 1, 2
October 25, 2003. Former aide Mark Bolland described Prince Charles as too "weak" to prevent the Burrell scandal.
Guardian interview
Paul Burrell stands accused by Princes William and Harry of a "cold and overt betrayal" of their mother's memory.
Telegraph articles
The Scotsman article
Guardian article
Independent article
The defiant former butler said he was "saddened" by the princes' attack.
BBC News articles: 1, 2; statements in full
October 24, 2003. In a strongly worded official statement from Clarence House, Princes William and Harry condemned Paul Burrell's ongoing revelations about their mother.
CNN article
New York Times article
BBC News article and Q&A
Three photographers are to be tried for taking pictures at the scene of Diana's death.
BBC News article
Letters published by her former butler also shed light on Princess Diana's relationships with the Queen and Princess Michael of Kent.
Telegraph article
After her divorce, the Princess of Wales allegedly graded suitors "like horses."
Telegraph article
October 23, 2003. Recent scandals continue to haunt the Dutch monarchy.
Christian Science Monitor article
Prince Charles joined soldiers and ex-servicemen in Aberdeen to officially retire the battle colours of the Gordon Highlanders.
BBC News article
The Queen approved the issue of general service medals to veterans of the 1956 Suez crisis.
BBC News article
Paul Burrell's disclosures include Princess Diana's claim that she "never wanted a divorce."
Hello! article
Buckingham Palace is powerless to halt the continuing revelations of royal secrets.
Independent article
The Scotsman article
Earl Spencer defended his having told his sister Diana that she had "mental problems."
Telegraph article
The Earl's words had allegedly reduced the Princess of Wales to tears.
Telegraph article
Prince Charles's former aide Mark Bolland denounced the other members of the royal family as "out of touch."
Telegraph article
A new BBC drama will portray King Charles II as a "modern-style patriarch presiding over an extended, dysfunctional family."
Telegraph article
October 22, 2003. Buckingham Palace is studying Paul Burrell's book.
BBC News article
Earl Spencer dismissed conspiracy claims about his sister's death.
BBC News article
The question of who owns royal letters is complicated.
BBC News Magazine analysis
The Royal Coroner is not yet able to set a date for the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
BBC News article
The Duke of Edinburgh is reportedly infuriated by the publication of his letters to his late daughter-in-law.
Hello! article
Telegraph articles: 1, 2
October 21, 2003. Tony Blair rejected calls for a public inquiry into the death of the Princess of Wales.
BBC News article
Prince Philip wrote Princess Diana in 1992 that he did not approve of his son's affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
BBC News article
Europe's royal families are busy with state visits abroad.
Hello! article
Mary Donaldson joined her future in-laws in welcoming the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg to Denmark.
Hello! article
Sydney Morning Herald article
More on the late Princess of Wales's alleged fears of a plot:
Telegraph article
October 20, 2003. Former butler Paul Burrell claimed that Princess Diana feared that someone would tamper with the brakes of her car.
BBC News article
Prince Andrew is reportedly "inseparable" from girlfriend Amanda Staveley.
Hello! article
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium enjoyed a traveling Italian circus show.
Hello! article
October 19, 2003. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain arrived in Syria for a state visit.
Yahoo! News article
Crime writer Patricia Cornwell has concluded an extensive investigation into the death of Princess Diana.
Telegraph article
The Queen and President Bush will not make the traditional procession down the Mall during his upcoming state visit to Britain due to fears of anti-war protests.
Telegraph article
October 18, 2003. Swaziland's newly elected parliament is not expected to pose much of a threat to the powers of King Mswati III.
BBC News article
October 17, 2003. Crown Princess Himani of Nepal gave birth to her second daughter.
Yahoo! News article
Tony Blair denied that the European Constitution would endanger Queen Elizabeth II's role as head of state.
Yahoo! News articles: 1, 2
Hello! article
October 16, 2003. The remains of Danish-born Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) are to be reburied in Russia.
BBC News article
King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia attended a memorial service for his son Prince Norodom Narindrapong.
ABC News article
Japan's Emperor Akihito may still have cancer in spite of surgery earlier this year.
Reuters article
The Queen is increasingly concerned that Tony Blair's plans to sign away British national sovereignty to the European Union could undermine her constitutional role as sovereign.
Telegraph article
Celebrities entertained the Prince of Wales in a fundraiser for the Prince's Trust.
Telegraph article
October 15, 2003. In a dispute over two castles in Bohemia, Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein blocked the admission of 10 countries to the European Economic Area.
Telegraph article
Queen Elizabeth II will participate in the naming of the French-built liner Queen Mary 2.
Telegraph article
In a move seen by some as part of a secret republican agenda, New Zealand abolished the right of appeal to the Privy Council in London.
Telegraph article
October 14, 2003. The Norwegian Royal Family denied reports that Princess Märtha Louise is a "debt slave."
Aftenposten article
Brazil welcomed King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway for a state visit.
Aftenposten picture series
The former Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor paid tribute to the contributions of British women during World War II.
BBC News article
October 13, 2003. Regardless of the controversy, Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands intends to marry Mabel Wisse Smit on April 24.
Hello! article
Queen Elizabeth II recognized the achievements of a young blind pianist.
BBC News article
The Saudi monarchy announced that it will hold its first local elections.
BBC News article
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia hosted festivities marking Spain's national day.
Yahoo! News article
The future Queen Mary of Denmark will always retain emotional ties to her Australian homeland.
Sydney Morning Herald article
October 12, 2003. The revelations about Mabel Wisse Smit are highly embarassing for the Dutch monarchy.
New York Times article
Between now and May, Mary Donaldson will be busy learning how to be a princess.
The Age article
Sydney Morning Herald article
October 11, 2003. Prince Johan Friso's renunciation is the latest in a series of controversies that have plagued the Dutch royal family.
Telegraph article
The Scotsman article
Independent article
Tabloids have been unable to dig up anything scandalous about Denmark's future crown princess.
Sydney Morning Herald article
October 10, 2003. Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands has effectively renounced his right to the throne in order to marry Mabel Wisse Smit.
New York Times article
BBC News article
CNN article
Expatica article
An employment tribunal rejected a former housekeeper's claim that Princess Anne and Tim Laurence had dismissed her unfairly.
Telegraph article
Mary Donaldson has completely won over the people of Denmark.
Herald Sun article
Sydney Morning Herald article
The scandalous life of Princess Stephanie of Monaco has long been a gift to the tabloids.
Sydney Morning Herald article
October 9, 2003. Prince Narindrapong of Cambodia died of a heart attack at 49.
Guardian article
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia welcomed King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan to Sweden.
Hello! article
More on the Danish royal engagement:
Hello! articles: 1, 2
Hello! special
News.com.au article
Herald Sun article
The Age articles: 1, 2 and photo gallery
Telegraph article
October 8, 2003. Prince Charles will visit India and Oman later this month.
BBC News article
Cheering Danes greeted Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson as their engagement was officially confirmed.
CNN article
New York Times article
(Australian) Daily Telegraph article
Sydney Morning Herald articles: 1, 2
The Age article
Hello! article
BBC News article
The prime minister of Denmark praised Mary Donaldson as a welcome addition to the Danish royal family.
The Age article
News.com.au article
October 7, 2003. Indigenous tribesmen welcomed Queen Sofia of Spain to Brazil.
Hello! article
A Dutch woman announced that it was she, not royal fiancee Mabel Wisse Smit, who had an affair with Bruinsma.
Expatica article
October 6, 2003. The Dutch government announced plans for an inquiry into an alleged affair between Prince Johan Friso's fiancee Mabel Wisse Smit and mafia boss Klaas Bruinsma.
Expatica article
October 5, 2003. Nepal's King Gyanendra called for an end to Maoist violence in a holiday message.
Yahoo! News article
The British government has learned that the Queen could be the target of a terrorist attack at the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference in Nigeria.
Telegraph article
All eyes will be on Australian Mary Donaldson as the Danish royal court prepares to officially announce her engagement to Crown Prince Frederik.
Sydney Morning Herald article
October 3, 2003. Former King and current Prime Minister Simeon II is haunted by his 2001 campaign pledge to improve Bulgarians' lives in 800 days.
Telegraph article
The Count of Paris lost a legal battle to be regarded as head of the Bourbon family.
Telegraph article
Britain's newspapers are scaling back their royal coverage.
Telegraph article
October 1, 2003. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain hosted King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Hello! article
Queen Rania of Jordan condemned "honor killings" following the murder of a Muslim girl by her father in Britain.
Telegraph article
Prince Edward will represent the Queen in Bermuda at a service in honor of the victims of Hurricane Fabian.
Telegraph article