News Archive April 1-15 2005

April 15, 2005. Princess Caroline and Stephanie of Monaco were united in grief for their father.
Hello! article
Royalty and dignitaries from around the world gathered in Monaco to bid farewell to Prince Rainier III.
BBC News article and pictures
Hello! article
Times article
Charlotte Observer article
Crown Prince Alexander hopes that Britain's Prince Charles will visit Serbia.
Novine interview
At 93 [sic], Archduke Otto of Austria & Hungary remains an optimist.
Washington Post profile
The heirs to the thrones of Sweden and Norway are prepared for a life of duty.
Yomiuri interview
The Netherlands is preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the accession of Queen Beatrix.
Expatica article
The Queen of Denmark warned that in criticizing Islam Danes must risk unflattering labels in order to oppose that which cannot be tolerated.
Telegraph article

April 14, 2005. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark spoke out against radical Islam and called on Muslim immigrants to improve their Danish language skills.
Middle East Online article
BBC News article
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall performed their first royal engagement since their marraige.
BBC News article
Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium are expecting their third child.
Hello! article

April 13, 2005. Queen Noor of Jordan discussed her life and the Middle East on Larry King Live.
CNN interview transcript
Crown Princess Masako missed a garden party attended by the rest of the Japanese imperial family.
Hello! article
Monegasques hope that their tiny country will continue to enjoy under Prince Albert II the prosperity associated with the reign of his father.
New Zealand Herald article

April 12, 2005. Ari Behn, husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, showed off photos of their new daughter Leah.
Hello! article
The Duchess of Cornwall will join the Prince of Wales on a growing number of international tours.
Hello! article
Telegraph articles

April 11, 2005. The condition of Prince Ernst August of Hanover has improved but is still serious.
Expatica article
King Harald V of Norway is recovering from another heart operation.
Aftenposten article
Monaco's new Prince Albert II publicly mourned the death of his father Prince Rainier III.
Hello! article
Scotsman article
International Herald Tribune article
CNN article
A man who resembles Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, claims to be his illegitimate son.
New York Times article
Scotland welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.
Telegraph articles
Hello! article
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall released their official wedding photographs.
Hello! article
BBC News article

April 10, 2005. The royal newlyweds attended church in Scotland.
BBC News article
Charles and Camilla's wedding formalized a romance that began thirty-five years ago.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
Scotland on Sunday articles
Observer article
New York Times article
Charlotte Observer article

April 9, 2005. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall left for their honeymoon.
BBC News article
A ceremony at St George's chapel blessed the union of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Clarence House press release
CNN article
MSNBC article
BBC News article
Hello! article
Princes William and Harry looked happy to see their father wed.
Hello! article
Thousands lined the streets of Windsor to show their support for the couple.
BBC News article and pictures
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, now HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, exchanged vows in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
BBC News article and pictures
The day of the wedding finally arrived.
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman article
Guardian article
Charlotte Observer article
Hello! article
American TV is ready for the latest installment of the Windsor saga.
Telegraph article
Prince Charles was caught off guard by Robert Mugabe's handshake at the papal funeral.
Telegraph article
Guardian article
Independent article
The mystery surrounding the role Downing Street may have played in postponing the royal wedding reflects the complicated relationship between Anglicanism, Catholicism, the Blairs, and the monarchy.
Telegraph article

April 8, 2005. Princess Märtha Louise of Norway gave birth to her second child, Leah Isadora Behn.
Aftenposten article
Hello! article
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra of Denmark finalized their divorce.
BBC News article
Prince Ernst August of Hanover, husband of the recently bereaved Princess Caroline of Monaco, was reportedly in a coma after being hospitalized for a pancreatic illness.
Telegraph article
BBC News article
CNN article
Hello! article
Royalty and dignitaries from all over the world gathered in Rome to mourn Pope John Paul II.
Hello! article
Prince Charles was criticized for shaking the hand of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe at the pope's funeral.
BBC News article
The British establishment's unprecedented response to the death of Pope John Paul II has called into question the monarchy's Protestant identity.
New York Times article
The Duke of York will represent the Queen at the funeral of Prince Rainier.
BBC News article
The Monte Carlo Casino reopened, but otherwise Monaco will remain in mourning for some time.
Telegraph article
BBC News: Prince Rainier: Your Tributes
Washington Post article
Britain's most stalwart royalists are unfazed by criticism of their future king and his fiancée...
Star Tribune article
...but others are less impressed.
Christian Science Monitor article
The choice of the severe traditional words of penance for tomorrow's post-wedding church blessing reflects the Prince of Wales's support for the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
Telegraph articles
Guardian article
Only a few close family members will witness Charles and Camilla's civil marriage, but about 800 guests will attend the church service.
Charlotte Observer article
Times articles

April 7, 2005. With two funerals and a royal wedding, this is a busy time for European dignitaries.
Newsday article
The unmarried Prince Albert II, 47, will now have to find his way as Monaco's new ruler.
Charlotte Observer article
Times article
Monegasques are in mourning for their sovereign.
BBC News: In Pictures
Times article
Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1923-2005)
New York Times obituary
Charlotte Observer article
Telegraph articles and obituary
Times article and obituary
The Scotsman obituary
Independent obituary
Despite all the controversy and obstacles surrounding his upcoming marriage, the Prince of Wales has kept his sense of humor and remains in good spirits.
Hello! article
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will "acknowledge and bewail" their "manifold sins and wickedness" in words of penance at their wedding blessing.
Times article
BBC News article
British Poets Laureate have not always found it easy to commemorate royal events appropriately.
New York Times article

April 6, 2005. World leaders paid tribute to Prince Rainier.
CNN article
HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco died at 81.
Independent article
Guardian obituary and pictures
New York Times obituary
Telegraph article
Hello! article
CNN article
BBC News article, obituary, analysis and pictures
Japan welcomed Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria.
Hello! article
The union of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will create a modern blended family.
MSNBC article
Most British people support the monarchy, but many have reservations about King Charles III.
Boston Globe article
Windsor Castle staff are investigating how two men entered one of its private areas days before the royal wedding.
BBC News article
Charles and Camilla's rescheduled wedding will delay the Grand National race so that TV viewers can see both events.
Telegraph articles

April 5, 2005. The postponement of his wedding will allow the Prince of Wales to represent the Queen at the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday.
BBC News article
New York Times article
Telegraph articles
Independent articles
Guardian articles
The heirs to the thrones of Britain and Monaco have both spent a lifetime preparing to reign.
New Zealand Herald article

April 4, 2005. Charlotte Observer: Royal facts and family tree
Clarence House announced that the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will be postponed until Saturday so as not to conflict with the papal funeral.
BBC News article
The world's monarchs paid tribute to Pope John Paul II.
Japan Today article
Jordan Times article
Nepal News article
The Local article (Sweden)
Buckingham Palace press release
Prince Charles invited two of Mumbai's famous lunch box carriers to his wedding.
BBC News article
The condition of Monaco's Prince Rainier remains stable, but doctors do not expect a full recovery.
BBC News article
When Charles and Camilla marry, they will be joining millions of ordinary people who have dealt with second marriages.
BBC News Magazine article
Doubts were raised as to whether the royal wedding would go ahead as scheduled.
BBC News article
The British government is to confirm that Camilla Parker Bowles will legally become the Princess of Wales upon her marriage to the Prince of Wales, though she will not use the title.
Telegraph article
Norwegian doctors are satisfied with King Harald's progress since undergoing surgery.
Hello! article
The Danish royal family led national celebrations of the bicentennial of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen.
Hello! article

April 3, 2005. Monaco is preparing for life after Prince Rainier.
Scotland on Sunday article
The King of Norway is doing well following heart surgery.
Scotland on Sunday article
Norway Post article
The controversy surrounding the wedding of Charles and Camilla has encouraged British republicans.
Guardian article
The Queen believes that her role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England makes it impossible for her to attend her eldest son's civil marriage.
Telegraph articles
Independent articles
Queen Elizabeth II led British tributes to the pope.
BBC News article
Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
New York Times obituary

April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City and head of the West's oldest monarchy (albeit an elective one), died at 84.
BBC News article
(The Roman Catholic papacy today is not widely regarded as a monarchy, but nevertheless has traditionally been understood as such. I will not cover this story as extensively as I would the death of a hereditary monarch, but it would seem odd to ignore it completely. While monarchists, many of whom are Catholics, have held divergent opinions on John Paul II's pontificate, I believe we can be united in appreciation for his decision to beatify Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary in 2004.)

April 1, 2005. King Harald V of Norway is recovering from heart surgery.
Aftenposten article
The health of Monaco's Prince Rainier is "precarious," with only a slim chance of recovery.
BBC News article
Charlotte Observer article
Heir to the throne Prince Albert has taken over leadership of Monaco as the principality fears for the life of his ailing father.
Charlotte Observer article
New York Times article
Telegraph article
Times articles
The Scotsman article
Independent article
Guardian article
An elderly World War II veteran wants the Home Office to rehabilitate Anne Boleyn.
Telegraph article
Prince William made it clear that he's in no hurry to get married, and defended his younger brother.
Hello! article
Prince Charles presumably did not expect his muttered complaints about the media to be picked up by microphones at Klosters.
BBC News article
Telegraph articles
Times articles
The Scotsman articles
Independent article
Guardian articles

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