January 29, 2006. Some Brazilians are puzzled by a continuing royal tax in Petropolis.
Los Angeles Times article
"Prince" Carol Mircea Lambrino, son of King Carol II of Romania, died in London at 86 on Friday.
Bucharest Daily News article
January 28, 2006. Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and Master of the Queen's Music Sir Peter Maxwell Davies have combined their efforts in the composition of a cantata for Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.
Telegraph article
January 27, 2006. The Prince of Wales expressed his concerns about obesity in Britain.
Times article
January 26, 2006. With King Gyanendra increasingly isolated, some are questioning the future of Nepal's monarchy.
ABC News article
January 25, 2006. Prince Harry will join the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry when he leaves Sandhurst.
BBC News article
Yesterday's parliamentary "coup" in Kuwait marked the first time a head of state in the Gulf had been ousted by constitutional means.
Telegraph article
January 24, 2006. With no abdication forthcoming, Kuwait's parliament voted to oust the new emir.
BBC News article
New York Times article
January 23, 2006. Kuwait's elderly and ailing new emir agreed to abdicate.
BBC News article
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden cancelled plans to attend a performance of Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera (inspired by the assassination of King Gustaf III in 1792) after learning that the modernized production reportedly alludes to the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.
Radio Sweden article
Forbes article
King Gyanendra eased curbs on public activity in Kathmandu.
BBC News article
January 22, 2006. Mysteries surround the deaths of a North Carolina couple who claimed descent from Laotian royalty.
Asheville Citizen-Times article
Nepal's political parties continue to demand that King Gyanendra relinquish power.
Scotsman article
The Kuwaiti cabinet began proceedings to strip the ailing new emir of power.
New York Times article
Danes and Australians celebrated the christening of the little prince.
NEWS.com.au article
Sydney Morning Herald article
January 21, 2006. The Lutheran bishop of Copenhagen christened Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary's first child Christian Valdemar Henri John.
Hello! article
Copenhagen Post article
A majority of Japanese may favor changing the law to allow female succession, but Prince Tomohito does not.
Telegraph article
Prince Philip discussed his role in World War II with two men he helped to rescue.
Telegraph article
January 20, 2006. Australian republicans hope to reawken public enthusiasm for abolishing the monarchy with "a mate for head of state" day.
New Zealand Herald article
The Prime Minister of Japan announced plans to clear the way for Princess Aiko to eventually inherit the throne.
Hello! article
Shinto priests are opposed to the change.
Japan Times article
January 19, 2006. Denmark is preparing for Saturday's christening of its future king.
Hello! article
January 17, 2006. HRH Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover (1915-2006)
Telegraph obituary
An art dealer believes he has found an authentic portrait of Lady Jane Grey, England's "Nine Day Queen."
Telegraph article
January 16, 2006. The Spanish royal family gathered this weekend for the baptism of Infanta Leonor.
Hello! article
January 15, 2006. Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait since 1977, died and has been succeeded by his brother Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
BBC News article and obituary
Washington Post article
The Prince of Wales personally intervened to save the job of the commanding officer of Sandhurst following a security breach.
Telegraph article
A new BBC drama portrays Queen Elizabeth I as truly a Virgin Queen due to the trauma of her mother's execution.
Telegraph article
January 14, 2006. A former secretary is suspected of leaking Prince Charles's private journals to the press.
Telegraph article
January 13, 2006. Motorway plans threaten the ancient seat of Irish kings.
Telegraph article
January 12, 2006. The House of Lords rejected a proposal to abolish male primogeniture in the succession to the British throne.
Sydney Morning Herald article
January 10, 2006. Newly disclosed documents from the National Archives reveal plans to evacuate Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during World War II.
Telegraph article
A national monument to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother will be erected next to that of King George VI.
Telegraph article
January 9, 2006. King Mohammed VI hopes to lead Morocco away from fundamentalist Islam with a "tolerant" interpretation of the Koran.
Spiegel article
Headed for Sandhurst, Prince William said goodbye to civilian life.
Hello! article
King Michael's son-in-law discussed his vision of the Romanian royal family's role.
ZOIA interview
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna's quest to formally rehabilitate Tsar Nicholas II and his family forces Russians to confront their history.
Globe and Mail article
January 8, 2006. The Prince of Wales is planning to mark his mother's 80th birthday with a televised address to the nation.
Times article
More on Prince William and Sandhurst:
BBC News article
January 7, 2006. Prince William is set to begin a severe regime at Sandhurst.
Telegraph articles
January 6, 2006. Edward Cardinal Egan welcomed Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his wife to St. Patrick's Cathedral, concluding their visit to New York City.
PR Web press release
Prince Albert II of Monaco won a privacy ruling against Paris Match.
Telegraph article
January 5, 2006. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum succeeded his brother as ruler of Dubai.
BBC News article
January 4, 2006. Sheik Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president & prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, died at 62 in Australia.
BBC News article and obituary
January 3, 2006. Crown Princess Masako appeared publicly with the rest of the imperial family, encouraging hopes that she is returning to royal duties.
Telegraph article
January 2, 2006. King Gyanendra embarked on a tour of Nepal's eastern region, ignoring calls to negotiate with the Maoists.
Hindustan Times article
Malaysia's young widowed former queen denied that she is about to remarry.
DNA India article
George III's Kew Palace is to be opened to the public after ten years.
BBC News article
January 1, 2006. The Prince of Wales reportedly hopes to expand his role as future king this year.
Telegraph article