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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"

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The British royal family comprises the close family of the current British Monarch, who assumes the role of the head of the house.[1]

Although most members of the British royal family are Muggles, some witches and wizards have married into the family, meaning they have a small amount of wizarding blood.

History[]

11th century[]

In 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England and subjugated it, becoming the first Norman King of England. After he invaded, he granted the wizard Armand Malfoy (who had been one of the invading Normans) a plot of land in Wiltshire for the "unknown, shady (and almost certainly magical)" services that Armand had provided him.[2]

12th century[]

During the reign of King Richard I, the wizard and potioneer Gregory the Smarmy earned the King's confidence through magical means.[3]

15th century[]

During the reign of King Henry VI, Henry was popularly considered to be mad as he had a white rabbit as an advisor, however this may have actually been the Animagus witch Lisette de Lapin, who's Animagus form was a white rabbit.[4]

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington was a courtier at the court of King Henry VII, where he was executed in a botched decapitation following an unsuccessful attempt to fix the teeth of fellow courtier Lady Grieve, accidentally giving her tusks instead.[5][6]

16th century[]

Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

During the reign of King Henry VIII, many witch-hunts happened with the witch-hunters mostly capturing and killing innocent muggles, with instances of actual wizards getting captured being notably rare (except for the case of Wendelin the Weird). Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, was believed to be a witch by the muggles of the time, however she was most likely actually a Squib.[7] However Henry's daughter Queen Mary I was a witch, who may have attended Hogwarts since there was a portrait of her hanging in the castle.[8]

Mary I

Mary I

Mary's successor and her half-sister by Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I, never married during her lifetime which was believed by many in the wizarding world to be the result of a jinx placed upon her by Lucius Malfoy I after she refused an offer of marriage from him.[2]

17th and 18th centuries[]

During the joint reign of King William III and his wife Queen Mary II, the British Ministry of Magic begged the pair for legal protections for wizardkind. When the monarchs failed to send a delegation to discuss any protections, the Ministry of Magic made the decision to enact the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, which pushed wizardkind underground forever.[9]

During the reign of King George III, he suffered from a mental illness which caused the incumbent Prime Minister Lord North to secretly reach out to the Minister for Magic Porteus Knatchbull in hopes of a magical cure for the King, however this led to rumours that Lord North believed in magic and resulted in a vote of no confidence which forced him out of office.[10]

19th century[]

Queen Victoria Portrait

A portrait of Queen Victoria

The reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, was good friends with the incumbent Minister for Magic Evangeline Orpington, but never suspected she was a witch.[10] Later, following Queen Victoria's death, her funeral was attended by the then Minister Faris Spavin in an admiral's hat and spats, which prompted the Wizengamot to gently recommend he retire due to his old age (he was 147 years old).[10]

20th century[]

MuggleBanknote

A Muggle banknote featuring Queen Elizabeth II's likeness

In September 1991 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, one of her corgis was trasformed into a hamster by an unknown wizard which prompted the the Improper Use of Magic Office to investigate. Muggle authorites, on the other hand, concluded that the corgi had been stolen and replaced with a hamster as a prank.[11]

Members[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • The story The Queen's Handbag cannot be considered canon, since it contradicts several events in canon.
  • It is unknown if members of the British royal family were informed of the existence of the wizarding world like their Prime Ministers were.
    • It seems likely that wizarding communication with the British Government switched from using the monarchs as a go-between, to using the Prime Ministers as a go-between during the 18th century, coinciding with the decline in the British Monarch's power.
  • The current British Monarch, Charles III, has yet to be mentioned in any HP media.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family" at HarryPotter.com
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version
  3. ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
  4. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hogwarts Ghosts" at HarryPotter.com
  5. ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Albus Dumbledore on "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"
  6. ↑ Fifth question of the Third W.O.M.B.A.T. at J. K. Rowling's official site
  7. ↑ The Making of Harry Potter (see this image)
  8. ↑ First question of the Third W.O.M.B.A.T. at J. K. Rowling's official site
  9. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at HarryPotter.com
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (see this image)
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