In August 1987, the Army gave me about seven months to finish my college degree or else. While I enlisted as a private in 1980, I got commissioned in 1984. At that time, you only needed two years ...

Unlike Britain’s royal family, which receives a generous Sovereign Grant—more than £86 million ($109 million) over the past three years—Luxembourg’s monarchy operates on a much smaller ...

Tiny but mighty, Luxembourg is one of Europe’s richest nations — and its royal family is just as loaded. As Europe’s seventh-smallest country, Luxembourg’s royal family boasts the coveted ...

Bhutan was an association of local fiefdoms until the 18th century; following British intervention, it became a hereditary monarchy in 1907. The country became a two-party parliamentary democracy ...

On the Lords, she said: “It’s a symbol of everything that’s outdated ... was a strong advocate of democracy and rejected monarchy and aristocracy. In a statement, the House of Lords ...

Screen grab of members of the House of Lords looking up during a protest in the chamber after protesters calling for the ...

The English-born American founding father was a strong advocate of democracy and rejected monarchy and aristocracy ... to reform the Lords by ousting hereditary peers. The House of Lords ...

The revolutionary rejected monarchy and aristocracy ... On the Lords, she said: 'It's a symbol of everything that's outdated. 'We don't have a functioning democracy in this country.' ...