For most of my life, the question of royal succession has been an abstract one. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch and the second-longest-reigning monarch of any sovereign ...

Since King George IV established the first royal order in the early 19th century, it has been customary for British monarchs to issue their own royal family order early during their reign.

Since King George IV established the first royal order in the early 19th century, it has been customary for British monarchs to issue their own royal family order early during their reign.