The rarefied realm of royalty. We are fascinated by these ancient institutions, and the people who populate them, even from afar.
Is it our childhood fantasies of castles and knights on horseback that fuel this preoccupation with the lives of these privileged few? Or is it the gasping chasm that we are trying to bridge between the haves and the have nots?
We also have quite a treat for you! Richard Fitzwilliams, longtime commentator on the British Royal Family, shares with us his observations on the current state of sovereign affairs as the Windsors navigate forward toward the future.
Must Mentions
Richard Fitzwilliams
http://richardfitzwilliams.com/
The Offical Website of the Royal Family
Sources
“A DNA test revealed my royal roots so I’m flying from Canada to the UK for the coronation”
https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/04/a-dna-test-revealed-my-royal-roots-so-im-flying-to-the-uk-for-the-coronation-18717683/amp/
“How millions don't know they're related to royalty”
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59041055
“Why Are We So Obsessed With Royalty?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/opinion/meghan-harry-monarchy-royalty.html
“Why People Are Obsessed With the Royals, According to Psychologists”
https://time.com/5253199/royal-obsession-psychology/?amp=true
“Mapped: Which Countries Still Have a Monarchy?”
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-still-have-monarchy/
“7 Key Facts About British Royal History”
https://www.history.com/news/british-royal-family-monarchy-facts
“Royalty and Their Strange Deaths”
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18832/royalty-and-their-strange-deaths/
“15 weird and wonderful jobs you can get working for the Royal Family”
https://www.insider.com/weirdest-jobs-royal-family-queen-2017-4
“History’s strangest deaths - The Duke of Clarence Drowned in a Barrel of Wine”
https://thecrownchronicles.co.uk/history/history-posts/historys-strangest-deaths-george-duke-of-clarence-drowned-in-a-barrel-of-wine/
“18 surprising things you probably didn't know about the royal family”
https://www.insider.com/fun-fact-the-british-royal-family-2018-6#when-prince-philip-died-his-coffin-was-carried-away-in-a-custom-land-rover-that-he-chose-years-earlier-18
“41 Facts About the Royal Family You Probably Didn't Know”
https://www.newsweek.com/facts-about-royal-family-didnt-know-queen-meghan-harry-diana-william-1616000
“Weird rules about being a British royal”
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/25-weird-rules-about-being-a-british-royal/
“Meet the world’s other 25 royal families”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/07/22/meet-the-worlds-other-25-royal-families/
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