Many genealogists are inspired to start their family tree research specifically because they hope to find confirmation that they are related to royalty. I’m not certain that this wish comes true for everyone. What is true is that Hilary Duff is related to Queen Elizabeth II. It must be exciting to discover that you are related, however distantly, to someone who is royal. In the United States, we don’t have a “royal family”. Instead, the closest thing we have are celebrities. There are some commonalities between the two groups. Both have plenty of money. Both attract attention where ever they … Continue reading →

The Swedish Royal Couple, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, are the parents of a newborn daughter. This daughter, (whose name has not yet been publicly released), could one day become the Queen of Sweden. The Swedish line of succession is shorter than the British one is. Crown Princess Victoria is second in line to the Swedish throne. Her father is His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. He has been the reigning King of Sweden since September of 1973, when he succeeded his grandfather, King Gustav VI Adolf. In 1980, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, … Continue reading →

Someday, the Royal Couple, Prince William and Kate, could become parents. If they had a baby girl, could she someday become Queen? Thanks to new changes to the rules that decide who will next be King or Queen, that might be possible. There has been some speculation about whether or not the firstborn child of Prince William, and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, could one day become the next Queen of England. There have been some recent changes to succession rules, (which are centuries old). The succession rules are used to create a list that shows exactly which royal … Continue reading →