News Archive November 1-15 2003

November 15, 2003. The Countess of Wessex will remain in hospital to recover from the birth of her daughter until next week at least.
BBC News article
A new poll claims that support for the British monarchy has fallen to a narrow majority among the young.
Telegraph articles

November 14, 2003. A campaign to raise £1m for national memorials to the Queen Mother in Scotland has been launched by the first minister.
BBC News article
The Countess of Wessex has had an "emotional" reunion with her baby, almost a week after she was born.
BBC News article
As the Prince of Wales turns 55 today, he can hope that the worst headlines are behind him and take comfort from the support shown by ordinary British people.
Independent article

November 13, 2003. Visiting Argentina, the King and Queen of Spain enjoyed the sights of Patagonia.
Hello! article
The Countess of Wessex is hoping to soon be reunited with her newborn daughter.
Telegraph article
Hello! article

November 12, 2003. The Earl of Wessex has joked his life is now controlled by "two women" after the birth of his first child.
BBC News article
Mark Bolland, the Prince of Wales's former press secretary, should be stripped of a public relations award after writing about the Prince's sexuality in a tabloid newspaper, the industry's trade body has said.
Telegraph article
The duty inspector responsible for a blunder that left the Countess of Wessex waiting half an hour for an ambulance was moved to desk duties yesterday as Surrey Police began an investigation into the incident.
BBC News article
Telegraph article
New York Times article (AP)
At yesterday's Armistice Day ceremony the Queen honored the contributions of Australian soldiers.
Telegraph article

November 11, 2003. The recent scandal has encouraged opponents of the British monarchy.
Yahoo! News article
Reuters article
A judge has banned a newspaper from publishing allegations in Scotland by a former servant of an incident involving the Prince of Wales.
BBC News article
The Queen marked Armistice Day by unveiling an Australian War Memorial in Hyde Park Corner, London.
BBC News article
In his new memoirs, Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris, pretender to the French throne, concedes how far his once-powerful family has fallen.
Telegraph article
Those seeking to influence the British royals have ensured that allegations no one believes remain headline news.
Telegraph article
The Prince of Wales has ruled out a television appearance to address the recent allegations.
Telegraph article
The Countess of Wessex will have to wait a few more days before she is well enough to be reunited with her baby.
Hello! article
Telegraph article

November 10, 2003. The engagement of Crown Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano continues to delight Spaniards.
Guardian article
(South African) Independent Online article
New York Times article
Prince Edward has spoken for the first time about the birth of his daughter.
BBC News article
Allegations made about the Prince of Wales by a former servant cannot be true, a former Royal valet has said.
BBC News article
Opposition to the monarchy is growing in Saudi Arabia.
New York Times article
Returning to Britain, Prince Charles faced increasingly lurid media allegations.
Telegraph article
The Scotsman article
Independent article
Guardian article
Sydney Morning Herald article
Sophie, Countess of Wessex and her new baby are both in stable condition in separate hospitals.
Hello! article
Telegraph articles
Sydney Morning Herald article
Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed his support for the monarchy, saying his country's ties to Britain will never die.
The Age article

November 9, 2003. The Earl of Wessex says he is "thrilled to bits" at the birth of his daughter.
BBC News article
The Countess of Wessex and her new baby daughter are doing "fine" despite an emergency delivery several weeks early.
BBC News article
Spain has been focused excitedly on the engagement of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano since it was announced.
Boston Globe article
New York Times article
Nepal's King Gyandendra appealed for peace and unity.
Yahoo! News article
King Norodom Sihanouk led celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Cambodia's independence.
BBC News article
The Countess of Wessex has given birth to a girl a month early.
Telegraph article
BBC News article
The Queen and prime minister have led tributes at the annual Remembrance Day service in London in honour of the servicemen and women who died for their country.
BBC News article
The Saudi monarchy is facing a growing terrorist threat.
BBC News article
Prince Charles has flown home from a royal tour of Oman to face fresh headlines about him in the UK's Sunday newspapers.
BBC News article
Observer article
As fresh stories surface, Prince Charles is considering legal action against the former servant responsible for the rumors about his private life.
Telegraph article
Scotland on Sunday article
The past week has been quite eventful for the Windsors.
Telegraph summary
The attempt to conceal the nature of the allegations about the Prince of Wales has clearly failed.
Independent articles
Sydney Morning Herald article
BBC News article

November 8, 2003. Prince Charles's denial has not exactly halted speculation.
New York Times article
Guardian article
Prince Charles is preparing to end his tour of Oman amid a media frenzy after he denied unspecified allegations.
BBC News article
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have attended the annual Festival of Remembrance to pay tribute to Britain's servicemen and women.
BBC News article
Prince Charles is continuing his tour of Oman against a background of growing media interest after his denial of unspecified allegations against him.
BBC News article and photo gallery
After decades of living in exile, the descendants of Italy's former ruling royal houses are gingerly testing the waters of public opinion to see how the country reacts to their return.
BBC News article
A former private secretary to the Prince of Wales condemned the scurrilous allegations being made about the heir to the throne.
Telegraph articles
Clarence House's decision to openly confront the rumors surprised some royal-watchers.
The Scotsman article

November 7, 2003. Sweden's royal family is to sue gossip magazines over a claim that Crown Princess Victoria had an abortion.
Scotsman article
Former CIA director James Woolsey has endorsed constitutional monarchy for Iraq.
Forward article
Prince Charles, continuing his tour, is in "a very positive frame of mind" after denying unspecified allegations against him, according to royal aides.
BBC News article
On behalf of Prince Charles, Sir Michael Peat denounced the "completely untrue and risible" claims that have "caused great distress."
CNN article
New York Times article
Telegraph articles
Guardian articles
Independent articles
The Scotsman articles
BBC News article, timeline, profile: Michael Fawcett, profile: Prince Charles, and analysis

November 6, 2003. The Prince of Wales has strenuously denied allegations which were due to be published in a national newspaper.
BBC News article, Clarence House statement, Q&A, and profile: Sir Michael Peat
Crown Prince Felipe of Spain formally proposed to Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano at the Zarazuela Palace.
Hello! article and special
Guardian article
Irish Examiner article
Yahoo! News articles: 1, 2
The Guardian newspaper has won a High Court battle to name the former royal aide trying to stop allegations from being printed by another paper.
BBC News article

November 5, 2003. The Guardian newspaper's challenge to an injunction banning it from publishing a story about a former royal servant is being heard in private.
BBC News article
The Prince of Wales visited the set of a Bollywood movie.
Telegraph article
A son of the King of Bhutan quit his studies at Oxford in order to fight in a war back home.
Telegraph article

November 4, 2003. Prince Charles continues his tour of India.
BBC News photo gallery
Spain's Prince Felipe and his fiancée made their first public appearance since announcing their engagement.
CNN article
Hello! article
Princess Diana's former voice coach has demanded the return of tapes being held by police.
Hello! article
A former royal servant won an injunction, which the newspaper will challenge, prohibiting The Guardian from revealing his identity.
BBC News article
Guardian article
Scotsman article

November 3, 2003. A legal battle over ownership of secret videos made by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is threatening to embarrass the Royal Family.
BBC News article
Yahoo! News article
The Mail on Sunday is to contest an injunction granted against it over a story relating to the Royal Family.
Scotsman article
The Prince of Wales visited a restored 12th century fort in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
BBC News article
The announcement of the Prince of Asturias's engagement this weekend took Spaniards by surprise.
Hello! article
Telegraph article
Independent article
The Prince of Wales's five-year-old Indian royal godson presented him with a bouquet in Jaipur.
Hello! article
Telegraph article
French President Jacques Chirac has ordered an extensive refurbishment of Louis XIV's legendary Versailles.
Telegraph article

November 2, 2003. Prince Charles enjoyed a performance of traditional music during his current tour of India.
BBC News article
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the first member of that family born on Italian soil in over 150 years, was baptized near Naples.
BBC News article
New polls suggest that Prince William remains the most popular member of the British royal family.
Scotland on Sunday article
Yahoo! News articles: 1, 2
Prince Harry plans to spend part of his gap year in Argentina in order to improve his already admired polo playing skills.
Telegraph article
Spanish princess-to-be Letizia is already winning over her fiancé's future subjects.
CNN article
News.com.au article
BBC News article

November 1, 2003. Crown Prince Felipe of Spain, 35, will marry television journalist Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, 31, in summer 2004.
Yahoo! News article
CNN article
On the eve of his consecration as Anglicanism's first openly homosexual bishop, Gene Robinson has drawn the Prince of Wales into the controversy.
Telegraph article
A schoolboy who sent a letter apparently containing poison to Prince William is to be detained for three years.
Telegraph article

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