Well, technically, the answer is yes. Harry is still a prince by birthright and is still in the line of succession to the throne, but it isn’t as simple as that. Harry and Meghan made the choice to give up their His / Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, meaning thatRead More →

Mountbatten and Windsor are the family names of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth respectively. The House of Windsor family name was agreed upon by King George V in 1917. Before that, the royal family of the United Kingdom belonged to the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Was Prince CharlesRead More →

The structure was designed by Joseph Paxton, and heavily influenced by his interest in greenhouses. Following the Great Exhibition, the structure was dismantled and rebuilt in south east London, where it was reopened in June of 1854 as a popular attraction. Eventually, it burned down in November of 1936. HowRead More →

He is the founder of Buddhism, and is also known as the Gautama Buddha. The Buddha was born into the royal family around 563/480 BCE in Nepal. After six years of ascetic practice, Siddhartha attained full enlightenment at the age of thirty five. As a result he became known asRead More →