January 30, 2005. A letter from a major general suggests that guard duty at Buckingham Palace is not as glamorous or rewarding a job as popularly believed.
Telegraph article
The Labour MP who criticized Prince Andrew's travel expenditures is himself one of Parliament's biggest spenders.
Telegraph article
January 28, 2005. Two rival claimants hope to restore the Iraqi monarchy.
New York Times article
Swaziland's King Mswati III chose his thirteenth wife.
BBC News article
Princess Lalla Salma is the first royal wife to play a public role in Morocco.
Khaleej Times article
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will visit her native Australia next month.
The Australian article
January 27, 2005. The traveling exhibit Nicholas and Alexandra: At Home with the Last Tsar and his Family arrives in Cincinnati on Saturday.
Cincinnati Post article
Sharif Ali bin Hussein has a solution for Iraq's problems: crown him king.
Los Angeles Times article
Jordan's King Abdullah has announced plans to widen the public's role in decision-making by setting up elected councils to oversee development.
BBC News article
Princess Michael of Kent admitted having had Botox injections.
Telegraph article
Opponents of the controversial King Mswati III called a general strike in Swaziland.
Telegraph article
Britain's Conservatives hope to improve history knowledge among young people by raising standards.
Telegraph articles
January 26, 2005. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is a philanthropist as well as a jet-setting celebrity.
Washington Post profile
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway celebrated her first birthday in Copenhagen.
Hello! article
Support for an Australian republic has plummeted to its lowest level since the 1999 referendum, but republicans aren't giving up.
The Australian article
Sydney Morning Herald article
Only a tiny minority of Japanese oppose changing the law to allow female sucession, but the issue is still far from settled.
Telegraph article
The Prime Minister of Barbados cited reluctance to swear allegiance to "King Harry" as a reason for turning the country into a republic.
Telegraph article
January 25, 2005. The Prime Minister of Barbados announced plans for his country to break with the Crown and become a republic.
Scotsman article
Popular support for the Swedish monarchy grew in the wake of the tsunami disaster.
Xinhua article
The Japanese government has been forced to officially confront the problem of the imperial succession.
BBC News article
Japan Times article
January 24, 2005. The Duke of Gloucester resigned from the presidency of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
Telegraph article
BBC News article
This weekend, French royalists commemorated the anniversary of the murder of King Louis XVI.
Les Manants du Roi article (in French, but with many pictures; click on "diaporama" for more)
Buckingham Palace responded to criticisms of Prince Andrew's travel expenditures.
Telegraph article
January 23, 2005. The Japanese monarchy may consider adopting a male heir from currently untitled branches of the imperial family to avert a succession crisis.
Channel News Asia article
Prince Michael of Kent is involved in efforts to open Russian palaces to filmmakers for a movie about Catherine the Great and the American War of Independence.
Sunday Times article
A Moroccan magazine disclosed the details of King Mohammed VI's budget.
Telegraph article
January 22, 2005. Reza Pahlavi, a longtime critic of the Islamic Republic which replaced his father the Shah, does not want the United States to invade Iran.
Telegraph article
January 21, 2005. The Countess of Wessex celebrated her 40th birthday at a school in Surrey.
Hello! article
Appearing at the circus after a series of health scares, Monaco's Prince Rainier III was deeply moved by a prolonged ovation.
Hello! article
January 20, 2005. King Carl XVI Gustaf expressed his irritation at the controversy surrounding his remarks regarding the Swedish government's response to the tsunami.
The Local article
British teenagers would be encouraged to pledge their allegiance to the Queen under new citizenship proposals.
Independent article
Visiting Morocco, King Juan Carlos angered Moors by not apologizing for their ancestors' expulsion from Spain by his ancestors Ferdinand and Isabella.
Telegraph article
January 19, 2005. A "Conservative" MP proposed that Parliament elect Britain's future monarchs.
Guardian article
January 18, 2005. The Danish royal family presided over the glamorous opening of Denmark's first opera house.
Hello! article
King Mohammed VI welcomed the King and Queen of Spain to Morocco.
Hello! article
BBC News article
January 17, 2005. Europe's leading royalty were present in Luxembourg on Saturday to mourn Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte.
Hello! article
Parliament will investigate Prince Harry's advisers.
Times article
January 16, 2005. King Mohammed VI asked the EU for help in combatting illegal immigration to Europe via Morocco.
BBC News article
A Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire invited Prince Harry to visit.
BBC News article
German politicians called for Nazi symbols to be banned throughout Europe in the wake of the controversy of Prince Harry's costume.
BBC News article
An advisor reportedly warned Prince Charles to separate his sons from insufficiently politically correct friends.
Independent articles
Leftists are appalled that Prince Harry is friends with the sort of people who think that New Labour is "dangerously radical."
Observer article
The Windsors' German roots and connections continue to haunt the royal family.
Sunday Times article
An Australian MP announced his intention to renounce his allegiance to the Queen due to her grandson's costume.
Scotsman article
January 15, 2005. Royalty from around the world and the people of Luxembourg gathered to bury Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer article
Yahoo! News article
Channel News Asia article
Scotsman article
CBC article
Prince Dado Ruspoli (1924-2005)
Telegraph obituary
Touring flood-damaged Carlisle, Prince Charles refused to comment on the controversy surrounding his younger son.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman article
January 14, 2005. A Swedish politician's attack on popular King Carl XVI Gustaf has apparently backfired.
The Local article
Labour peer Lord Dubs withdrew his proposal to reform the royal succession to end male primogeniture and the exclusion of Catholics.
BBC News article
Clarence House is resisting pressure for Prince Harry to apologize again.
BBC News article
Sarah Ferguson defended her nephew.
BBC News article
The outcry over Prince Harry's costume continued as political and religious leaders lined up to denounce his transgression.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman articles
Independent articles
Guardian articles
New York Times article
January 13, 2005. Swedes have been comforted by their king's compassionate response to the tsunami crisis.
Reuters AlertNet article
Cambodia's reluctant King Norodom Sihamoni has come to terms with his role as monarch.
International Herald Tribune profile
Italian aristocrats are mourning the death of playboy Prince Alessandro "Dado" Ruspoli.
Telegraph article
Labour politicians hope to end male primogeniture in the royal succession.
Telegraph article
Prince Harry apologized for dressing as a Nazi officer at a costume party.
BBC News articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
CNN article
Hello! article
Telegraph article
Times article
Scotsman article
Guardian articles: 1, 2, 3
January 12, 2005. A group of Jewish monarchists has determined who they think has the best claim to be the heir of King David and therefore the rightful King of Israel.
Jerusalem Post article
January 11, 2005. Richard Abel Smith (1933-2004) (grandson of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone)
Times obituary
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (1927-2005)
Telegraph obituary
Expatica article
January 10, 2005. HRH Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, wife of former Grand Duke Jean, mother of Grand Duke Henri, and sister of King Albert II of the Belgians, died today at 77.
Yahoo! News articles: 1, 2
The Star article
Independent Online article
King Carl XVI Gustaf led a national ceremony in memory of Swedish victims of the tsunami.
BBC News article
January 9, 2005. Count Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004)
New York Times obituary
January 8, 2005. A new law may force disclosure of any European Union farm subsidies received by the British royal family and other wealthy landowners.
New York Times article
BBC News article
The King of Sweden announced his intention to return to Thailand to visit areas devastated by the tsunami.
The Nation (Bangkok) article
January 7, 2005. Princes William and Harry helped pack relief supplies headed for the Maldives.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited the headquarters of the Danish Red Cross.
Hello! article
The Prince of Wales visited a Buddhist temple to thank volunteers working to send needed items to tsunami survivors.
Hello! article
BBC News article
A scientific team conducted tests to try to determine how Egypt's King Tutankhamun died.
Times article
January 6, 2005. More on the burial of Sir Angus Ogilvy:
Hello! article
Telegraph article
January 5, 2005. The Windsors gathered for the funeral of Sir Angus Ogilvy (1928-2004).
BBC News article
Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, gave birth to her fourth child, Estella, on December 21.
BBC News article
January 4, 2005. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met the plane bringing home the first coffins of Swedes killed by the Asian tsunami.
Scotsman article
The Philharmonia Orchestra will mark the 25th anniversary of its patronage by the Prince of Wales with a gala concert at Buckingham Palace.
Times article
A British MP praised the reforms of Bahrain's King Hamad.
Gulf Daily News article
Politicians emphasized the crucial importance of the monarchy to Nepal's identity at an event celebrating the birthday of Crown Prince Paras.
The Rising Nepal article
The King of Thailand established a foundation to care for tsunami orphans.
China View article
January 3, 2005. Six weeks before Labour's controversial ban comes into effect, Prince William went hunting in Gloucestershire.
BBC News article
Telegraph article
A busy Prince Andrew undertook a record 309 overseas engagements in 2004.
Hello! article
Joining the rest of the imperial family on the balcony, Japan's Crown Princess Masako appeared before the public for the first time in over a year.
Telegraph article
Hello! article
Queen Elizabeth II was unhurt by a fall on Christmas.
Hello! article
The Danish royal family mourned tsunami victims at a service in Copenhagen.
Hello! article
January 2, 2005. Japan is warming to the idea of a female monarch.
Observer article
Anthony Eden, when Foreign Secretary, suggested in 1954 that exiled King Michael of Romania become a pilot.
BBC News article
January 1, 2005. Emperor Akihito expressed his hopes for a safe 2005.
Japan Today article
King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged Thais to preserve unity and generosity in the wake of the tsunami disaster.
Bangkok Post article
Fewer Britons than ever before watched the Queen's Christmas message.
Scotsman article
Princess Anne reacted with astonishing bravery when confronted by a would-be kidnapper in 1974.
BBC News article
Telegraph article