Questions and Answers about
British Royals
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Who’s behind the mic on The Tea Talks podcast?
Answer: Sarah Ferguson and Sarah Thomson co-host this weekly podcast that promises to spill the tea on life’s roller coaster with candid conversations, special guests, and personal insights. Sarah Ferguson, also known as Fergie, is the Duchess of York and former wife of Prince Andrew. She is also an author, film producer, and, recently. a…
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in HistoryBefore Prince Harry’s June 2023 court testimony, who was the previous British royal to face such an ordeal?
Answer: Prince Albert Edward was Queen Victoria’s eldest son, who became King Edward VII in 1901. One of the illegal Baccarat card games he attended came to trial in 1891, and the prince was called as a witness. This was the first time the heir to the throne was compelled to appear in court since…
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in TVWho is the first royal to win a public vote at the Bafta TV Awards?
Answer: The Queen’s Paddington Bear skit won the Most Memorable Moment Award at the Bafta TV Awards on May 14, 2023. The skit was created as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and featured the Queen and Paddington Bear having a dance-off. It marked the first time a royal won the public vote at…
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King Charles III is crowned on May 6, anointed with a special oil made from what?
Answer: The oil used to anoint King Charles III is called Chrism oil. It was created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, a mountain ridge east of Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel. The olives were pressed just outside the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born. The ceremony…
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When is Archie, the son of Harry and Meghan, celebrating his birthday?
Answer: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. was born on May 6, 2019, in London, England. He is seventh in line to the British throne but does not have a royal title. Archie’s fourth birthday coincides with the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III, who will be crowned…
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in booksWhat is the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever?
Answer: With industry experts predicting it would be one of the top preorders of the decade, bookshops in the UK opened early on Jan. 10, 2023. The first week of Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, in stores saw 467,183 print copies sales through UK retailers, making it the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever. This does not…
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in booksWhat’s the title of Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir?
Answer: Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare. details disagreements with his brother Prince William. “A landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about how love overrides grief,” Penguin Random House has called the ex-royal’s autobiography, released on Jan. 10, 2023.
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in PoliticsWhat was Prince Andrew’s military rank before returning his military affiliations?
Answer: Serving in Britain’s Royal Navy from 1978 to 2001, Prince Andrew was promoted to commander in 1999, two years before retiring from active service. Three years later, he was made an Honorary Captain. On his 50th birthday, in 2010, he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Five years later, he was promoted to Vice-Admiral -…
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in HistoryWhich British monarch reigned the longest?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II will become, on Feb. 6, 2022, the first British monarch to reign for seven decades. Festivities marking the anniversary will peek in a four-day weekend beginning on Thursday, June 2, with the annual military parade that marks the queen’s 70th coronation anniversary, also known as her “official birthday.” The queen will…
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How old is Kate Middleton in 2022?
Answer: Kate Middleton, AKA Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was born on Jan. 9, 1982 – making her 40 in 2022._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhat is the Earthshot Prize?
The Earthshot Prize is Prince William’s environmental program that aims to find new ideas to tackle climate change. The prize’s name takes inspiration from the Apollo moon landings, nicknamed Moonshot, which helped advance humankind’s technological achievements._x000D_
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in booksWho does Katie Couric describe as one whose smell of cigarettes and alcohol seemed to “ooze from every pore” in his body?
Among the celebrities that Katie Couric sights in her new memoir “Going There”, is Prince Harry, who Couric writes that the smell of cigarettes and alcohol seemed to “ooze from every pore” in his body. The two met at a polo match in Brazil during what she describes as his “wild-oats sowing phase.” There’s more.
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What’s in London’s 60 Coleherne Court, near King’s Road?
60 Coleherne Court, near London’s King’s Road, is the apartment where Princess Diana lived between 1979 and 1981 until she married Prince Charles. On Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, the house was honored with a blue plaque. The honor comes in the year when Diana Spencer would have celebrated her 60th birthday.
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How many great-grandchildren does Queen Elizabeth II have?
Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has 12 great-grandchildren.
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in FilmsWho wrote the 2021 film Spencer, starring Kristen Stuart as Princess Diana?
Steven Knight wrote the 2021 film Spencer, starring Kristen Stuart as Princess Diana. He is also one of three creators of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. Knight also scripted such films as Stephen Frears’s Dirty Pretty Things and David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises._x000D_
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in PoliticsDuring her 69 years on the British throne, which American president did Queen Elizabeth II NOT meet?
During her 69 years on the British throne, the longest reign of any English monarch, there have been 14 U.S. presidents, of which Queen Elizabeth II has met all, except for Lyndon Johnson._x000D_
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in PlacesWhere is the Diana memorial statue placed?
Princess Diana’s memorial statue was unveiled on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Kensington Palace, the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton._x000D_
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in booksWhat is The Bench by Meghan Markle?
_x000D_Photo: Office of the Governor-General / CC BY
The Bench is the title of Meghan Markle’s new children’s book. She will be releasing the book on June 11, 2021. Markle, who is currently pregnant with baby number two, is getting her book published by Random House Children’s Books._x000D_
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in TVWhat’s the subject of “The Me You Can’t See,” the Apple TV+ docu-series by Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey?
“The Me You Can’t See” is a new docu-series co-created by Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry for Apple TV+ that explores mental health and emotional well-being with stories from people around the world.
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