News Archive August 2006

August 31, 2006. The final Balmoral gathering of the Blairs and the Windsors is expected to be a relief for all concerned.
Telegraph article

August 29, 2006. A panel in Nepal will question King Gyanendra over his role in the crackdown against protesters earlier this year.
BBC News article

August 28, 2006. Owners of French castles have a hard time maintaining them in the modern era.
Washington Post article

August 23, 2006. If the Tuileries Palace is rebuilt, it will join other reconstructed monuments of Europe's glorious past.
Bloomberg News article
Prince Louis of Luxembourg, 20, confirmed that he will marry the mother of his child next month.
Hello! article
Japan's succession crisis continues to put pressure on both Crown Princess Masako and her sister-in-law Princess Kiko.
Monsters & Critics article

August 22, 2006. A member of the Irish parliament defended remarks suggesting a future role for the British monarchy in a united Ireland.
BBC News article
Maori warriors buried their queen.
Telegraph article

August 21, 2006. Elders of New Zealand's Maori named Tuhetia Paki, son of the late queen, as their new king.
BBC News article and pictures

August 19, 2006. Princess Tatiana von Metternich died on July 26 at 91.
Telegraph obituary
Hawaiian nationalists protesting the overthrow of the monarchy clashed with a statehood celebration at Iolani Palace.
KHNL article

August 16, 2006. Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Queen of the Maori (1931-2006)
Times obituary
Princess Kiko of Japan entered the hospital to prepare for the birth of her third child.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Telegraph article
The Sun reignited the royal privacy controversy with photos of Princes William and Harry cavorting in a nightclub.
Telegraph article

August 15, 2006. New Zealand's Maori Queen died at 75.
New Zealand Herald article
Crown Prince Alexander remains hopeful of becoming King of Serbia.
BBC News article

August 14, 2006. Plans are afoot in France to rebuild the Tuileries Palace, destroyed by a revolutionary mob in 1871.
Telegraph article

August 12, 2006. Statistically, royal descent is far from unusual; what matters is documentation and legitimacy.
Washington Post article

August 7, 2006. Peace talks between Nepal's government and Maoist rebels are complicated by differences on the future of the monarchy.
BBC News article

August 6, 2006. With his father disgraced, Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy is poised to take over as the hope of Italian monarchists.
Sunday Times article

August 5, 2006. A controversial film about Emperor Hirohito opened in Tokyo.
BBC News article

August 3, 2006. King Abdullah of Jordan criticized American and Israeli policies pertaining to Lebanon.
BBC News article

August 1, 2006. Princess Kiko of Japan participated in a traditional ceremony to pray for the safe delivery of her unborn child.
Hello! article

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