monarch

His role was central to the day because prime ministers are formally appointed by the sitting monarch, who is head of state.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Bubaraye Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama kingdom in southern Bayelsa state, had taken the British energy giant to court after it announced conclusion of the sale of its Nigerian onshore assets in March 2025.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

I started raising monarch butterflies because my identical twin sister, who played my twin on the show, planted a butterfly garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The former monarch is dressed in a gray suit and burgundy tie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

With every monarch, the palace grew yet more palatial, sprouting vast wings and pavilions like some sort of fantastical beast.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Raoni, chief of the Kayapo people, has traveled around the world for decades to advocate for the Amazon rainforest and traditional Indigenous communities, lobbying heads of state, monarchs and popes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

King Charles's actual birthday is 14th November but monarchs have historically also marked an official birthday for public events held in the summer when the weather is generally better.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

It was abandoned after Napoleon’s fall in 1814 and then completed, very slowly, by a series of architects under three different monarchs and several competing agendas.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

Historians take heart from the fact British monarchs have in the past successfully navigated tensions with America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

To fill the gap between 660 B.C. and the earliest historically documented Japanese monarchs, the chronicles invented 13 other, equally fictitious emperors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond