Today’s Daily Mail reports that last year, Downing Street considered asking Prince Edward and Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, to take up residence at Holyrood Palace, the Queen’s official residence in Scotland, and increase the number of engagements in Scotland. It’s expected that Prince Edward will inherit the title Duke of Edinburgh from…
Tag: Modern Monarchy
Harry and Meghan, Regency, Counsellors of State and a “Slimmed Down” Royal Family
On the UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, you can now find my piece discussing (perhaps) the one constitutional issue raised by the decision of Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step from life as a “senior royal” – Prince Harry’s status as a Counsellor of State under the Regency Acts 1937-1953 – an issue that…
Accountability: Why Meghan and Harry’s Decision Has Caused Such Concern
At the risk of stating the obvious, the monarchy is one of the key national institutions that define British public life. Others include Parliament, the courts, the BBC, Civil Service and a free press. One of the remarkable features of public life is how many of these institutions appear to be in an almost perpetual…