The British Royal Family is one of the world’s oldest monarchies, steeped in hundreds of years of closely-guarded tradition, bloodlines and – during some periods – bloodshed.
But the British monarchy is distinctly unusual in having thrived during the 20th and 21st centuries – when so many others have fallen by the wayside – to become one of the most respected and celebrated families in the world. The British Royals quite literally and deliberately reinvented themselves to remain relevant.