The Kingdom of Thailand operates on something similar to male-preference primogeniture. The King usually appoints a Crown Prince, but if he dies without appointing one, the first heir presumptive in the line of succession will be invited to be King. Since 1974, the Thai Constitution states that in the absence of a royal son, a [read more]
Alice Perrers was born in 1348 and is remembered as the mistress of King Edward III of England and as “one of the best-known political figures in the history of medieval England.” No records for Alice’s surname, parentage or early years survive, and records from her time as King Edward’s mistress do not paint her [read more]
Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy wore the Lannoy Tiara when she married Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg on 20 October 2012. Rather than wear one from the Grand Ducal Family, Stéphanie chose a more subdued tiara from her own family’s collection. Embed from Getty Images The tiara features almost 300 small diamonds, including the larger [read more]
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Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani was born on 7 December 1984 in Doha as the daughter of former government minister Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani and Hessa bint Ahmad Al Thani. She is a member of the Qatari royal family by birth and marriage. Her father was a nephew of Khalifa bin Hamad [read more]
Former Thai Princess Induratana has died at the age of 103. Induratana died in Bangkok on 5 January 2026. She was the longest-surviving member of the Chakri dynasty and the last surviving member of the House of Paribatra. She was a cousin of Thailand’s reigning King Rama X. Princess Induratana was born on 2 February [read more]
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