Prince William of Britain made an unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday to “personally thank” British and Polish troops supporting Ukraine’s armed forces as part of a two-day visit intended to highlight Britain’s support for Ukraine. William arrived in Warsaw and then traveled to the southeastern city of Rzeszow, roughly 50 miles from Poland’s border, […]
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Prince Edward Receives a New Title on His Birthday
LONDON — King Charles III granted his youngest sibling, Prince Edward, the title of Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, Edward’s 59th birthday. Edward, who is 13th in line to the throne and was previously the Earl of Wessex and Forfar, will hold the new title for the rest of his life, the […]
Prince Heinrich XIII and the Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government
The crenelated hunting lodge of Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss sits atop a steep hill, looking out over homes laced with snow and Christmas lights in Bad Lobenstein. Popular with the local mayor and many nearby villagers, the prince spent his weekends in the spa town, giving an aristocratic flair to this sleepy corner of […]
After Half a Century, Prince Edward Island’s Musical Tradition Takes a Break
Prince Edward Island’s best-known figure, Anne Shirley, is a fictional character. But that doesn’t deter tourists from around the world, and Japan in particular, from traveling to Cavendish to visit Green Gables, the farm that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel about the sassy orphan from the town of Avonlea, itself another fiction. And since […]
Prince William Moves Into the Spotlight as Heir to the Throne
Many royal watchers and historians are looking to William and his wife, Kate, who rank high in popularity polls, as the long-term future of the British monarchy.