World of Royalty Blog

India’s exiled ‘Picasso’ takes Qatari citizenship

The best-selling royalty books of the first two months of 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire by Leslie Carroll. A “funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty” 900-year history of European royal marriages.

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir. Examines in detail the motives and intrigues of those who helped to seal the fate of King Henry VIII’s second wife.

The Impossible Bourbons: Europe’s Most Ambitious Dynasty by Oliver Thomson. About the family that won the the crowns of France, Spain, Naples and Sicily.

We Two: Victoria and Albert – Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill. An account of Queen Victoria’s passionate, complicated marriage.

Secrets of the Tudor Court: Between Two Queens by Kate Emerson. Fiction. Flirtatious, ambitious Nan Bassett tries to reassure Henry VIII of her family’s loyalty. But Nan has a secret that could put her life in jeopardy.

For more books about royalty, visit the Royal Books page!

Pirate’s head taken off again

The Sex Pistols, a ’70s British punk band, were infamous for their anti-monarchy song God Save the Queen, but now singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) reportedly "would like to make a documentary showing the 'good side' of the royal family."

Above: Johnny Rotten performing with The Sex Pistols in 1976. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images. Photo provided by PicApp)

Queen Beatrix Decides to Call Elections
Monarch, PM meet over future of Dutch govt

They Don’t Want a Republic
Royalist protest paralyses Nepal capital

“It’s Only Just the Beginning”
Japanese crown prince Naruhito turns 50

Prince Harry Deemed Less Newsworthy
Five of the royal family demoted as BBC changes its protocol on broadcast death list

“The Main Thing Was Looking Good”
Winter Olympics 2010: Royal command performance from oldest swinger in town

As you can see, the world of royalty is a lively place. Get more news, photos, and video on the Royalty.nu News page!

” For a war hero meeting royalty, he was pretty unorthodox… waiting for his big moment with a tennis ball in his mouth.”

You can see a photo of Britain’s Princess Alexandra with Treo here (scroll to the bottom of the page).

Rich African gives new clues to Roman Britain

‘Aristocracy is dead’, says Duke of Devonshire as he offers to surrender his title

Queen Victoria’s silk stockings to be sold

Authenticated van Gogh painting unveiled