Author Archives: Laura Trevelyan

In Bohemian Corner of NYC, A Traditional Royal Wedding Knees-Up

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on May 2nd, 2011

Bunting, fascinators, Union Jacks, Morris Dancers — no, not a British royal wedding street party, but a corner of Greenwich Village, New York that seems to be forever England. Cardboard cutouts of William and Kate decked the street, ...

Could the Crown Go to William, Skipping Prince Charles?

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 26th, 2011

This is a momentous week for the Royal Family, a chance to beam the image of a modern monarchy across the globe, as Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry at Westminster Abbey on Friday.

Like Kate, New Yorker Will Marry Her ‘Prince Charming’ on April 29

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 21st, 2011

As Kate Middleton kisses Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, New Yorker Nina Wallin will be watching avidly on TV, while getting ready for her own wedding a few hours later.

New York’s Greenwich Village Gears up for the Wedding

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 17th, 2011

With less than two weeks to go until the Royal Wedding, we’ve been finding out what New York has to offer if you’re looking for something to commemorate the royal nuptials. Online, you can buy anything from Kate dolls to ...

Royal Wedding Party Fever Hits the U.S.

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 14th, 2011

Americans aren’t about to let a few thousand miles get in the way of their own celebrations of the royal wedding.

What Polls Reveal About Britain’s Support for the Monarchy

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 7th, 2011

The barrage of publicity surrounding Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s wedding has certainly raised the profile of the British royal family, but what does a reading of the public opinion poll tea leaves tell us about the ...

Celebrating the Royal Wedding with Frocks and Fundraising

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on April 3rd, 2011

Vicki Downey, president of the Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S., cannot wait to see Prince William and his bride kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Wallis and Edward: An Understated Wedding for a Controversial Couple

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on March 31st, 2011

Not every royal has as public and pageant-filled a wedding as Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s will be. When the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, married Wallis Simpson on June 3, 1937, it was a rather simpler ...

What William and Kate Can Learn from Royals Around the Globe

By Laura Trevelyan | Posted on March 20th, 2011

As Prince William and Kate Middleton look forward to life after the wedding, what lessons — good and bad — can they learn from other royal families around the globe? In the latest BBC America Modern Monarchy show, I’ve been ...