News Archive February 2007

February 28, 2007. Visiting a diabetes center in the UAE, Prince Charles suggested that McDonald's should be banned.
Telegraph article

February 26, 2007. Nicholas II's grandnephew Andrew Romanov, 84, exhibits his artwork in San Francisco.
The Californian article
At the 79th annual Academy Awards, Dame Helen Mirren, who saluted the real "Elizabeth Windsor" [sic] in her acceptance speech, won Best Actress for her starring role in The Queen, while Milena Canonero was awarded Best Costume Design for Marie Antoinette.
BBC News article
Europe's young royals gathered in Oslo to celebrate King Harald's 70th birthday.
Hello! article

February 23, 2007. International royal guests arrived in Norway for King Harald's birthday celebrations.
Aftenposten article
International Herald Tribune article
Prince Harry will be the first member of the royal family to serve in a combat zone since his uncle Prince Andrew in 1982.
Telegraph article
Charlotte Observer article
New York Times article

February 22, 2007. Officials confirmed that Prince Harry will join his regiment in Iraq.
BBC News article
Norwegians helped their king celebrate his milestone birthday.
Hello! article
Aftenposten picture series

February 21, 2007. King Harald V of Norway celebrates his 70th birthday today.
International Herald Tribune article
Aftenposten article and picture series

February 20, 2007. Touring the Persian Gulf, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met with members of the Kuwaiti royal family.
Monsters & Critics article
Anti-royalists in Nepal protested the king's defense of his actions.
DNA India article

February 19, 2007. Archaelogists hope to find gold sent from France to Scotland to aid the Jacobite rebellion in the 1740s.
BBC News article
Nepal's King Gyanendra accepted responsibility for "success and failure" under his direct rule while defending his 2005 assumption of powers.
BBC News article
A tribe in Vanuatu worships Prince Philip as a god.
Telegraph article

February 18, 2007. At 94, Europe's "uncrowned emperor" carries on the Habsburg family tradition of Christian statesmanship.
Inside the Vatican profile
In spite of official silence, the impression grows that Prince Harry will soon be allowed to serve in Iraq.
Telegraph article

February 17, 2007. Britain's Ministry of Defence dismissed speculation that Prince Harry is about to be sent to Iraq.
BBC News article
A Japanese publisher abandoned plans to translate the controversial new biography of Crown Princess Masako.
Telegraph article
International Herald Tribune article

February 16, 2007. Nepal's King Gyanendra was attacked by a stone-throwing crowd while on his way to a Hindu festival.
BBC News article

February 15, 2007. Japan condemned a new unauthorized biography of Crown Princess Masako.
Telegraph article

February 13, 2007. Sweden's small but vocal republican minority want to remove royal images from coins.
Monsters and Critics article

February 12, 2007. Clarence House announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will undergo a hysterectomy.
BBC News article

February 9, 2007. Nepal's royal palace denied that King Gyanendra is planning to leave the country.
Nation Multimedia article

February 8, 2007. Joined by other members of the Spanish Royal Family, a tearful Princess Letizia bid farewell to her youngest sister.
Hello! article

February 7, 2007. Erika Ortiz, younger sister of Princess Letizia of Spain, died at 31.
International Herald Tribune article
Bhutan's King Jigme Kesar Namgyel made his foreign debut with a visit to India.
BBC News article
The former wife of Denmark's Prince Joachim is to remarry.
Hello! article

February 6, 2007. The Emir of Kuwait would like to see British and American troops withdrawn from Iraq.
Times interview
Queen Beatrix welcomed her British counterpart to the Netherlands.
Hello! article
At 27, the King of Bhutan may be the world's youngest head of state, but he is no novice at politics.
Daily India article

February 4, 2007. The real Queen Elizabeth II reportedly has no intention of seeing Helen Mirren's cinematic portrayal of her.
Telegraph article
Los Angeles Times analysis
Nepal's monarchy has lost much of its former status.
Telugu Portal article
Khaleej Times article

February 3, 2007. Japan's infant Prince Hisahito made a rare public appearance.
BBC News video


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