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Jan 1, 1994 · March 14, 2023. The British Monarchy rocked by scandals and family feuds! (Eight decades ago.) Today when the Royal Family seems most notable for its dysfunctionality, it's well to remember that the wily Windsors have faced unpopularity and division before and emerged victorious.
The King and other Members of the Royal Family join political leaders, current and ex-members of the Armed Forces and World War veterans at the foot of the Cenotaph memorial. As the bells of Big Ben toll eleven, and a single gun on Horse Guards Parade is fired, two minutes of complete silence is held in remembrance of all lost in war.
Members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same. And often they do not use a surname at all. Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged. Kings and princes were historically known by ...
Nov 1, 2018 · The Royal Family hosted entertainments for wounded soldiers and sailors in the Riding School at Buckingham Palace during the First World War. Over three days in March 1916 more than 2000 men were able to attend these events.
Succession. The succession to the throne is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute. The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. The basis for the succession was determined in the constitutional developments of the seventeenth ...
Sep 21, 2017 · Mondadori via Getty Images. The Romanov family was the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia. They first came to power in 1613, and over the next three centuries, 18 Romanovs took the Russian ...
May 5, 2020 · A new documentary, "The Queen at War" explores the question, which is more relevant than ever. Chris Granlund, the executive producer of a new documentary, "The Queen at War," which airs tonight ...
