News Archive August 2007

August 31, 2007. Prince Harry led tributes to his mother.
International Herald Tribune article
BBC News article
Charlotte Observer article
Today the royal family mark ten years since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Charlotte Observer article
Telegraph articles
Spain's traditionally popular King Juan Carlos is facing heightened financial scrutiny.
Times article

August 30, 2007. Fascination with Diana, Princess of Wales remains strong a decade after her death.
New York Times article
Prince Johan Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau admitted having revised her Wikipedia entry.
MSNBC article

August 29, 2007. Ukranian Cossacks oppose a new monument to Catherine the Great.
Reuters article
Critics of the Spanish monarchy are to investigate King Juan Carlos's finances.
Scotsman article
A Belgian constitutional commentator criticized King Albert's handling of the current political crisis.
Flanders News article
The lack of plans for Friday's expected crowds drew criticism.
Telegraph articles

August 28, 2007. Though finally resolved, the controversy over the Duchess of Cornwall's attendance risks overshadowing the Diana memorial.
Telegraph article

August 27, 2007. Camilla's decision not to attend the Diana service followed increasing pressure and controversy.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Telegraph articles

August 26, 2007. The legacy of the Romanovs remains powerful in Russia.
Time article
Citing her concern that attention might be diverted, the Duchess of Cornwall has withdrawn from attendance at the service dedicated to her husband's first wife.
BBC News article
Princes William and Harry will give readings and have chosen music for the upcoming memorial service for their mother.
BBC News article
Telegraph article

August 25, 2007. Russian forensic experts may have finally located to the hitherto missing remains of Tsarevich Alexei (1904-1918) and one of his sisters.
New York Times article
Charlotte Observer article
Telegraph article
BBC News article

August 24, 2007. Belgium's King Albert is seeking a new way to end the country's political crisis after the man he asked to form a coalition admitted defeat.
BBC News article

August 23, 2007. Once derided, Prince Charles's green enthusiasms are now fashionable.
Newsweek article

August 19, 2007. Prince Harry has successfully proposed to his girlfriend Chelsy, though there is no official engagement.
This is London article

August 17, 2007. King Albert II of the Belgians hopes to reduce tension between Flemings and Walloons.
Flanders News article

August 16, 2007. As the tenth anniversary of her death approaches, many are reflecting on the impact on Britain of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Time article

August 4, 2007. Peter Phillips's impending marriage to a Catholic has renewed scrutiny of the Act of Settlement.
Telegraph articles

August 3, 2007. Nepal adopted a new national anthem without any reference to the king.
BBC News article
Peter Phillips may have to renounce his succession to the British throne, his fiancée being a Roman Catholic.
Telegraph article
Times article

August 1, 2007. Following Spain's lead, the Netherlands is becoming less tolerant of insults to the monarchy.
Radio Netherlands article

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