February 27, 2005. In a 1998 interview, Prince Charles expressed his frustration with the British public's lack of sympathy for him.
BBC News article
Queen Elizabeth II reportedly thinks Prince Charles has put gratification before duty in marrying Camilla Parker Bowles and for that reason has "distanced" herself from her son's second marriage.
Telegraph articles
February 26, 2005. Australia's favorite princess enjoyed her first full day back in her native land.
Sydney Morning Herald articles and photogallery
A new poll suggests that the controversy and confusion surrounding the Prince of Wales's second marriage has not been good for his image.
Telegraph article
Australians are more excited about the visit of Crown Princess Mary than that of Prince Charles.
Telegraph article
Republicans are no match for the fairytale appeal of royalty.
The Age article
A confident and polished princess, Australia's first native royal admits that her role can be stressful.
The Age article
February 25, 2005. Dutch Princes Pieter-Christiaan and Floris, nephews of Queen Beatrix, announced their respective engagements.
Expatica report (scroll down to third item)
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrived in Australia, to the delight of well-wishers.
Sydney Morning Herald article
The Age article
Hello! article
Princess Lalla Salma welcomed Queen Sofia of Spain to Morocco.
Hello! article
Prince Charles will visit tsunami-stricken areas of Sri Lanka.
BBC News article
The Queen met with teenagers in Bristol.
BBC News article
Tories in Parliament back a bill to resolve any doubts about Prince Charles's second marriage.
Times article
February 24, 2005. The wives of the heirs to the thrones of Belgium and Maxima made some new friends in Africa.
Hello! article
The former Mary Donaldson, who arrives in her native Australia today, has transformed herself and her image since becoming Crown Princess of Denmark.
The Australian article
The Government explained that Prince Charles's civil marriage is in accordance with part III of the Marriage Act 1949 and supported by the Human Rights Act.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman articles
Independent article
Guardian article
February 23, 2005. Britain's Lord Chancellor declared that the civil marriage of the Prince of Wales and the future Duchess of Cornwall will be legal.
BBC News article
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan apologized for comments critical of the imperial household.
BBC News article
Queen Elizabeth II will not attend her son's civil marriage on April 8, though she will be present at the church blessing afterwards and host the reception.
New York Times article
Charlotte Observer article
BBC News article
Hello! article
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman articles
Independent article
Guardian article
The impending visits of the heirs to the British (and Australian!), Danish, and Swedish thrones to Australia may irk republicans.
NEWS.com.au article
Hello! article
February 22, 2005. The Japanese government is expected to approve constitutional changes allowing Princess Aiko to eventually succeed to the throne.
Hello! article
The people of Mali enthusiastically welcomed Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
Hello! article
Prince Charles will not have a best man when he marries Camilla Parker Bowles.
BBC News article
A former Attorney General cast doubt on whether the Prince of Wales can get married in a civil ceremony in England.
Telegraph articles
February 21, 2005. Members of the Prince of Wales's staff defended his household from charges of "elitism."
BBC News article
Prince Charles criticized the "cavalier attitude" of British architects and town planners.
BBC News article
The relationship of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles took a long time to lead to marriage.
MSNBC/Newsweek article
February 20, 2005. Creators of homemade memorabilia have begun to try to cash in on the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Telegraph article
February 19, 2005. The wedding of Charles and Camilla is one of many issues dividing members of the church created by Henry VIII.
Washington Times article
Portraits of Prince Charles's ancestors will look down on his marriage at the Guildhall.
Telegraph article
Buckingham Palace demonstrated the Queen's support for London's Olympic bid by printing menus in English rather than French at an IOC banquet.
Telegraph article
The Prince of Wales and his fiancée and sons plan to wait and assess the impact of the hunting ban before riding to hounds.
Telegraph article
King Gyanendra did not let "Democracy Day" interfere with his plans to restore order to Nepal.
Telegraph article
February 18, 2005. Nepal's King Gyanendra defended his coup as necessary to combat terrorism and corruption.
BBC News article
The King and Queen of Sweden visited tsunami victims in Thailand.
Hello! article
Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov has turned his attention to Japanese Emperor Hirohito.
Telegraph article
Registering Windsor Castle as a wedding location would have created the complication of having to make it available for other weddings.
Telegraph article
February 17, 2005. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will marry at the Guildhall, not at Windsor Castle.
BBC News article
In a wide-ranging interview, Princess Michael of Kent defended Prince Harry and hunting.
BBC News article
Guardian article
The Queen's nephew Viscount Linley is to become a roving ambassador for Christie's.
Telegraph article
The legal issues surrounding the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles remain complicated.
Telegraph article
February 16, 2005. Former Queen Nariman of Egypt died at 70.
CNN article
Guardian article
Amid the hoard of wedding presents to be showered on Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles will be a little something from the famous lunch-box carriers of Mumbai.
BBC News article
Nepal's new government, dismissing foreign criticism, plans to relax King Gyanendra's emergency measures gradually.
BBC News article
The extravagance of Swaziland's King Mswati III has not endeared him to his subjects.
Independent article
Prince Charles went on his last hunt before Labour's ban comes into effect.
Telegraph article
February 15, 2005. President Bush will welcome King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway to the White House on March 7.
White House press release
Crown Princess Masako of Japan returned to official duties outside of Tokyo.
Hello! article
A royal spokesman insisted that the Prince of Wales is eligible to marry in a civil ceremony in England.
Telegraph articles
The Aga Khan plans to save the French chateau of Chantilly from disrepair.
Telegraph article
February 14, 2005. The General Synod of the Church of England rejected a call for an emergency debate on the marriage of its future Supreme Governor.
BBC News article
Scotland's Cardinal Keith O'Brien called for the repeal of the Act of Settlement, which excludes Catholics and their spouses from the throne.
BBC News article
The American and European governments recalled their ambassadors to Nepal in protest at King Gyanendra's takeover of power.
BBC News article
Official documents from the early years of the Queen's reign suggest an impediment to members of the royal family contracting civil marriages in England.
BBC Panorama article
A medieval scroll narrating the history of the English monarchy is to go on sale for the first time.
Telegraph article
Parishioners at Prince Charles's church prayed for the happiness of their future king and his fiancée.
Telegraph article
Hello! article
February 13, 2005. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles attended church in Gloucestershire.
BBC News article
Sir David Frost interviewed King Constantine of Greece and other experts on the engagement.
BBC News interview transcript
The Bishop of Hereford stated that the Archbishop of Canterbury's blessing will not condone the couple's divorces.
BBC News article
Australia is preparing to welcome the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark.
Sydney Morning Herald article
Prince Charles reportedly hopes that public opinion will eventually shift in favor of Camilla becoming Queen.
Telegraph articles
Camilla Parker Bowles may be reluctant to take on royal duties after her marriage.
Sunday Times article
A new poll claims that Scots accept the wedding but lean increasingly towards republicanism.
Scotland on Sunday articles
February 12, 2005. Cambodia's quiet and artistic king Norodom Sihamoni takes his responsibilities seriously.
The Weekend Standard profile
The marriage of Charles and Camilla is not a legal issue in Canada.
Toronto Star article
Public opinion appears to be warmer towards the marriage than to the prospect of King Charles III.
Guardian articles
Most British people do not want Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate.
BBC News article
Times articles
Conservative Anglicans have called on the Prince of Wales to give up either Camilla or the throne.
Telegraph articles
February 11, 2005. The BBC's "ugly" portrayal of Emperor Hirohito in a documentary angered Japanese patriots.
Telegraph article
Prince Charles and his fiancée are avoiding publicity on the weekend after their engagement.
BBC News article
The engagement of the Prince of Wales and his companion ends years of speculation about their relationship.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman articles
Guardian articles
Independent articles
New York Times article
Hello! article
Public reaction to the news has been mixed.
Telegraph articles
Downing Street denied responsibility for the leak that forced Clarence House to bring forward the engagement announcement.
Telegraph article
Charles and Camilla's relationship began more than thirty years ago.
Telegraph articles
Princes William and Harry want their father to be happy.
Telegraph article
Camilla will be Britain's first "Princess Consort."
Telegraph article
February 10, 2005. Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles on April 8.
BBC News articles
Hello! article
CNN article
Clarence House statement
The people of Nepal are divided on King Gyanendra's coup.
BBC News article
February 8, 2005. Queen Elizabeth II's investments declined dramatically over the past four years.
Hello! article
The British government's audit office demanded to inspect royal finances.
Telegraph articles
February 7, 2005. Critics accused the Prince of Wales's financial advisers of "jiggery pokery."
Telegraph article
Celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark's Crown Princess Mary delighted Manhattan.
Hello! article
February 6, 2005. Queen Elizabeth II marked the 53rd anniversary of her accession with a visit to church.
BBC News article
King Gyanendra may seize the assets of Nepal's ousted politicians.
Telegraph article
February 5, 2005. King Gyanendra of Nepal vowed to crack down on corruption and speed up land reform.
BBC News article
Independent profile
February 4, 2005. The Prime Minister of Belgium once again rebuked Prince Philippe for straying into politics.
Expatica article
Controversy surrounds the brief return of a statue of King Leopold II of Belgium to Kinshasha.
BBC News article
Princess Fawzia of Egypt died at 64.
Al-Ahram Weekly obituary
February 3, 2005. King Gyanendra is cracking down on opposition in Nepal.
BBC News article
Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Windsor attended a memorial service for their grandmother Princess Alice (1901-2004).
Hello! article
Apologists for the medieval Scottish king Macbeth argue that his reputation was unfairly maligned by Shakespeare.
Telegraph article
February 2, 2005. King Gyanendra, fed up with Nepal's Maoist insurgents and corrupt politicians, has taken matters into his own hands.
Reuters article
Telegraph article
New York Times article
February 1, 2005. Nepal's King Gyanendra dismissed the government and declared a state of emergency.
BBC News article, analysis, and profile
The monarchy provides British students with many opportunites for educational discussions.
Guardian article