Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, Marquess of Dublin, 9th Earl of Oxford,...
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by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin,...
View ArticleRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I of England
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Robert Dudley, circa 1654; Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person Born on June...
View ArticleSarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Favorite of Queen Anne of Great Britain
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View ArticleAncestors of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
compiled by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Credit – Wikipedia Queen Elizabeth II has the typical royal pedigree from her father’s side of the family (the top half of each list below) with one...
View ArticleAncestors of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
compiled by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Credit – Wikipedia Although the initial articles in the ancestors series dealt with current European monarchs, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the...
View ArticleRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I of England
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View ArticleBreaking News: A son for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Engagement photo: Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie; Photo Credit – https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily Princess Eugenie has given birth to a son. Buckingham Palace released the following statement: Her...
View ArticleAbigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Favorite of Queen Anne of Great Britain
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham; Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person Abigail...
View ArticleBreaking News: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child
Embed from Getty Images Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor at Windsor Castle on May 8, 2019 The Duke and Duchess...
View ArticleEsmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, Favorite of King James VI of Scotland/King...
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox; Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person Esmé...
View ArticleAncestors of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
compiled by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Credit – Wikipedia Prince Charles will be the first British monarch to be descended from two children of Queen...
View ArticleBreaking News: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh admitted to the hospital
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Credit – Wikipedia Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London as a...
View ArticleWilliam Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Favorite of King William III of England
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View ArticleBreaking News: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Stripped of Patronages and...
It has been announced today that The Duke and Duchess will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family. As part of the review planned a year ago when they first stepped away from royal...
View ArticleBreaking News: Son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank is named
Photo Credit – https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have named their son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank. August: The name August comes from August’s maternal...
View ArticleRobert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Favorite of King James I of England
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person Born circa 1587, in Wrington, Somerset,...
View ArticleArnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Favorite of King William III of...
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle; Credit – Wikipedia Favorite: a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, queen, or another royal person...
View ArticleGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Favorite of King James I of England...
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View ArticleMargaret “Bobo” MacDonald, Nanny, Dresser, and Confidante of Queen Elizabeth...
by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2021 Margaret MacDonald served Queen Elizabeth II for sixty-seven years, first as a nursemaid beginning in Elizabeth’s infancy and then as her dresser who looked...
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