I was recently visiting YouTube.com, and I happened to search for British Royalty. I discovered a wonderful video – King George VI’s coronation! I highly advise you to go and see it.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of “The Year of Three Kings” in 1936. So this coronation video is very poignant. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth retained King Edward VIII’s coronation date as their own.

The YouTube Video and MandysRoyalty’s Y3K page

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Princess Letizia of Spain has confirmed she is expecting her second child with husband Crown Prince Felipe, while the Netherlands’ enormously popular Princess Maxima is looking forward to the arrival of her third child with Crown Prince Willem-Alexander.

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For my wedding in 2008, I am in search of a tiara. If possible, I would like to get a replica of the King George III fringe tiara.

I would love one that was made in England. If anyone knows where I could find this type of tiara, please let me know! info[at]mandysroyalty[dot]org

HELLO! Royalty and statesmen: “Zara becomes a City trader for the day”.

Who wears shorts that short to do city trading? Even if it isn’t her actual job, I wish Zara had had a little more sense that day. She’s one of Britain’s top equestrian talents, set to receive an award, and she shows up like that? C’mon, Zara. Class is good.

Yes, this is getting embarassing. MORE ‘revelations’? Give it up, Paul, you look desparate.

But Paul Burrell obviously doesn’t seem to mind, though. He has no shame, proudly plugging another book of his ‘intimate’ anecdotes. Even I feel embarrassed. Indeed, people everywhere are cringing. This is so ludicrous.

How long can he go on in this vein, feeding stories to the media that “something big” is always right around the corner, writing books on things he’s already covered?

Read more at CNN.com:

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Princess Kiko of Japan has given birth to a son. This child will now be the next in line for the Chrysanthemum Throne, laying to rest the frenzy surrounding imperial succession changes. Kiko had only produced 2 daughters up to this point, and her sister-in-law Crown Princess Masako had one daughter. The Japanese royal family feared that its imperial dynasty – 2000 years old – would die out. There was so much worry that, last November, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi helped back a change in Japanese law that would allow a female to ascend as Empress. The future Empress was to be 4-year-old Princess Aiko, daughter of Crown Princess Masako and Crown Prince Naruhito. Many Japanese were in favor of an Empress, and there have been a few Empresses in Japan’s history. However, the staunch conservatives were not looking fondly on the possibility of a female ruler. Former Trade Minister Takeo Hiranuma, according to Time magazine, said of Aiko: “If [she] becomes the reigning empress and gets involved with a blue-eyed foreigner while studying abroad and marries him, their child may become emperor,” he said. “We should never let that happen.” The xenophobic Japanese conservatives and Imperial Household Agency have a firm grip on what happens with the royal family. Unlike the British royal family, the Japanese imperial family’s schedule -and life – is completely controlled by the dominating IHA, with little breathing room. They are so concerned with the line of succession remaining male that they most likely convinced Kiko to try for a much-needed son. She succeeded. Meanwhile, the Crown Princess has gone abroad with her husband and daughter to the Netherlands. At the announcement of Kiko’s new son, Masako wanted to be out of the country to get away from the media sensation caused by the birth. Hopefully the intelligent and accomplished Masako may now return to public life now that she is out from under pressure to produce an heir.