Majesty and Royalty magazines first began publication in 1981, probably in response to the tremendous amount of public interest in the royal family due to the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. Published monthly, these colorful, glossy magazines are largely devoted to current events in the British royal family, so they are an additional resource for stories about royal tours, especially since their articles are usually written by reporters who accompanied the tours and lavishly illustrated with excellent color photos that are hard to find elsewhere.

Although published in London, both magazines are widely sold overseas in the US, Canada, and Australia, and subscriptions are also available. Back issues can be purchased from both publishers, though many early issues from the 1980s have been sold out, and can now be found
only on ebay.

The articles listed below were found in my collection of both magazines, which is far from complete, so this is not a comprehensive listing of all available stories on royal tours from these publications. As I add more issues, I will list relevant stories.
 

“American Dream”, Majesty, vol. 3, # 12 (April 1983), pp. 17-24. (Lavish pictorial of the Queen
            and Prince Philip's tour of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Mexico)

Austin, Victoria.“Back in the Good Old USA!”, Royalty, vol. 10, #10 (July 1991), pp. 40-53.
            (State visit by the Queen and Prince Philip during which she was the first sovereign to
            address both houses of Congress)

______________.“The Belle of New York”, Royalty, vol 8, # 6 (March 1989), pp. 32-39. (Extensive
            article on Princess Diana's first solo visit to New York City)

______________.“Canadian Capers!”, Royalty, vol. 8, # 12 (Sept. 1989), pp. 26-33. (Extensive
            account of the Duke and Duchess of York's second tour of Canada)

______________.“Diana Meets the Other First Lady--at Grandma's House!”, Royalty, vol. 10, #2
            (Nov 1990), pp. 36-41. (Account of a solo visit paid by Princess Diana as patron of the
            London City Ballet to Washington, DC,  where in 24 hours she attended a gala
            performance given by them, met First Lady Barbara Bush at the White House, and met
            a three-year-old AIDS victim nicknamed “First Lady” at Grandma's House, one of the
            beneficiaries of the performance.)

______________. “Hooray for Hollywood”, Royalty, vol 7, # 7 (April 1988), pp. 34-45. (Extensive
            article on a visit by the Duke and Duchess of York to Los Angeles)

_______________.“Learning the Royal Tricks of the Trade”, Royalty, vol. 11, #3 (Dec. 1991),
            pp. 40-49. (Account of the 1991 visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Canada,
            during which Prince William and Prince Harry flew out to join them and made their first
            public appearances greeting the crowds. The last two paragraphs of the article also deal
            with a private visit to Canada around the same time by Sarah, Duchess of York)

_______________.“Old World, New World: Brazil”, Royalty, vol. 10, #9 (June 1991), pp. 40-47.
            (State visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Brazil)

_______________.“Tales of New York--and Disneyland”, Royalty, vol. 11, # 1 (Oct. 1991),
            pp. 42-49. (A visit by Sarah, Duchess of York to several charities during a three day visit
            to New York City, followed by private time with her daughter Princess Beatrice at Sea
            World and Disneyland in California)

Bardens, Dennis. “When a Hollywood Epic Was Almost Rained Out”, Majesty, vol. 3, # 12
            (April 1983), pp. 25-37. (The Queen and Prince Philip visit California, dining at
            20th Century Fox Studios and visiting the Reagans at their ranch)

Bell, Lynne. “Lord of the Dance”, Majesty, vol. 22, #7 (July 2001), pp. 34-41. (Prince Charles'
            13th visit to Canada, which was notable for being his first visit to Saskatchewan)

“Business and Pleasure”, Majesty, vol. 8, # 8 (Dec. 1987), pp. 4-9. (Coast to Coast  autumn tour of
            Canada by the Queen and Prince Philip)

“Canadian Summer”, Majesty, vol 6. # 5 (Sept. 1985), pp. 20-24. (Prince Andrew in Canada)

“Diana and the Princes Get Away From It All", Royalty, vol. 8, #5 (February 1989), pp. 4-7.
            (Pictorial of a family holiday spent by Diana, her sisters, their children, and their mother
            at the Caribbean island of Necker in the winter of 1989)

“Diana's Visit to US Actress Who Died of AIDS”, Royalty, vol. 13, # 7 (Feb. 1995), p. 12.
        (Revelation of Princess Diana's visit to Elizabeth Glazier, during a visit to Martha's
        Vineyard)

Duff, David. “The Tour That Moved Mountains”, Majesty, vol. 4, # 4 (August 1983), pp. 5-8.
            (Part one of a two part article on the royal tour of Canada of 1939 by King George VI
            and Queen Elizabeth)

Eaton, Anne. “Made in America”, Majesty, vol. 20, # 3 (March 1999), pp. 34-39. (Sarah, Duchess
            of York's sucessful career in the United States as an author and Weight Watcher
            spokeswoman)

Fincher, Jayne. “Fashionwatch: a P.S on Canada”, Royalty, vol 7, # 1 (Oct. 1987), pp. 42-45.
            (Fashion layout of clothes worn by Sarah, Duchess of York, on a visit to Canada)

Frizzi, Ginny. “Restoring Pride”, Majesty, vol. 8, #12 (April 1988), pp. 18-19. (A solo visit by
            Prince Charles to address the “Remaking Cities” conference in Pittsburgh)

Hall, Maggie. “Southern Belle”, Majesty, vol. 12, #7 (July 1991), pp. 12-14. (Very colorful
            article about a visit by the Queen and Prince Philip to Florida and Texas. Cities visited
            included Miami, Key West, Tampa, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston)

Hamilton, Alan. “Northern Exposure”, vol. 23, #12 (Dec. 2002), pp. 24-32. (The Golden Jubilee
            Tour of the Queen and Prince Philip to Canada)

______________.“South of the Border”, Majesty, vol. 14, #4 (April 1993), pp.42-47.
            (Prince Charles' first royal tour after the separation from Diana, in which he visited
            Williamsburg, Washington, DC, and Houston in the US, and Mexico City, Guadalahara,
            and Oaxaca, for the benefit of a variety of educational, environmental, agricultural, and
            business organizations)

Hardman, Robert. “American Dream”, Majesty, vol. 17 #6 (July 1996), pp. 32-36.
            (Princess Diana's visit to Chicago and Evanston, Illinois to raise money for breast cancer
            research)

_______________. “Samba Like It Hot”, Majesty, vol. 23, #7 (July 2002), pp. 44-48.
            (Prince Charles' tour of Brazil, where he was presented with a replica of a proposed statue
            showing him as saviour of the world, and Mexico, where he met a young man he had
            helped go to school on his 1991 tour)

Holder, Margaret. “Margaret and the Mystique that is Mustique”, Royalty, vol. 7, # 6
            (March 1988), pp. 28-33. (An account of the only home Princess Margaret ever owned,
            her Caribbean hideaway Les Jolies Eaux on the island of Mustique.

“It's Charles, the Rasta Prince”, Royalty, vol. 16, #6, pp. 46-49. (Pictorial of Prince Charles' visit
            to Jamaica)

Jobson, Robert. “The Turning Point”, Majesty, vol. 16, # 1 (Jan. 1995), pp. 16-21. (Visit by Prince
            Charles to Los Angeles, where he visited inner city relief agencies, as well as performing
            more glamorous duties such as bestowing a CBE on Angela Lansbury and attending
            the premier of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)

“The Last Days of a Triumphant Tour”, Majesty, vol. 4, # 1 (May 1983), pp. 29-32. (Report on
            the final days of the Queen's 1983 visit to North America, during which she dined in
            Hollywood and visited President Reagan's ranch)

Maxwell, Susan. “Diary of an American Odyssey”, Majesty, vol. 4, # 1 (May 1983), pp. 33-35.
            (First-person account by a reporter who accompanied the Queen of the royal party's
            reception in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, and California)

_____________. “Royal Colours Over Canada”, Majesty, vol. 4, # 4 (August 1983), pp. 9-17.
        (The Prince and Princess of Wales' first royal tour of Canada by a reporter who
        accompanied them. Lavishly illustrated.)

McKay, Peter. “Elizabeth's American Love Affair”, Royalty, vol. 10, #10 (July 1991), pp. 54-57.
        (An article about Queen Elizabeth's earlier visits to the US, though this article must be used
        with caution, as it makes the serious error of stating that her first visit was with her parents
        in 1939, when in reality, she and her sister stayed home)

Mickelson, Carolyn. “A View from America”, Majesty, vol. 8, # 1 (May 1987), pp. 14-19.
        (Examination of America's fascination with the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York
        by a US reporter)

“The New Yorks in Canada”, Majesty, vol. 8, # 5 (Sept. 1987), pp. 4-13. (On a royal visit to
        Canada during their first anniversary, the Duke and Duchess of York visited Niagara Falls,
        watched the stampede at Medicine Hat, and went camping and canoeing in the Northwest
        Territories)

Norwich, Bill. “Uptown Girl”, Majesty, vol. 9, # 11 ( March 1989), 4-9. (Diana's first solo visit to
        New York City)

“On the Beach”, Majesty, vol. 9, #10 (Feb. 1989), pp. 36-39. (Princess Diana's Christmas trip to
        Necker with her sisters, their children, and her mother)

“Plots, Ballet, and Slum Visits in Three Days”, Royalty, vol 5, # 8 (May 1986), pp. 28-29. (Photos
            and brief article of one of Princess Anne's visits to Brazil)

“Princess Anne in Hollywood”, Majesty, vol. 5, # 5 (Sept. 1984), pp. 44-45.

“The Queen in Canada”, Royalty, vol 7, # 3 (Dec. 1987), pp. 46-49.

 “The Queen in Canada: Canadian Diary”, Majesty, vol. 5, # 7 (Nov. 1984), pp. 4-9.

“Return to the Provinces”, Majesty, vol 6. # 5 (Sept. 1985), pp. 26-30. (The Queen Mother's ninth
             visit to Canada)

Sapstead, David. “Queen of the USA”, Majesty, vol. 17, # 11 (Nov. 1996), pp. 16-19.
            (An account of Americans' fascination with Diana includes information about her 1996
            visits to Washington, DC and Chicago)

______________.“Snow Business”, Majesty, vol. 17, # 6 (June 1996), pp. 18-23.(A visit to Canada
            by Prince Charles during unusually bad spring weather)

“Sarah Visits Columbine Campus to Pay Respects”, Royalty, vol. 15, # 12, p. 17. (A visit to the
        memorial site of the Columbine High School shooting by Sarah, Duchess of York, one week
        after the shooting)

“Sarah's Flying Trip to New York”, Royalty, vol. 7, # 6 (March 1988), pp. 10-11. (Pictorial of
        Sarah's trip to New York City for the Broadway premiere of Phantom of the Opera)

“Sarah's Shuttle Diplomacy in Houston”, Royalty, vol. 9, # 3 (Dec. 1989), p. 8. (A solo visit by
            Sarah, Duchess of York to Houston, Texas)

Seward, Ingrid. “California Dreaming”, Majesty, vol. 8, #12 (April 1988), pp. 4-13. (The Duke and
            Duchess of York visit Los Angeles)

_____________. “Flying the Flag”, Majesty, vol. 14, #5 (May 1993), pp. 26-30. (A tour of eight of
            the Windward Islands of the Caribbean by Prince Phillip)

_____________.“My Island in the Sun”, Majesty, vol. 23, # 4 (April 2002), pp. 38-45. (Three day
            Golden Jubilee tour of Jamaica)

_____________.  “State Visit”, Majesty, vol. 12, #7 (July 1991), pp. 6-11. (Visit of the Queen and
            Prince Philip to Washington, DC)

“Snow Princess”, Majesty, vol. 8, #12 (April 1988), pp. 20-22. (Pictorial of Princess Anne's visit to
            the Calgary Winter Olympics)

“Straight to Their Hearts”, Majesty, vol. 8, # 5 (Sept. 1987), pp. 36-41. (Pictorial of Prince
            Edward's visit to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Swift, Will. “Resolute relations”, Majesty, vol. 22 # 9 (Sept. 2001), pp. 22-27. (Royal visits to
            Presidents of the United States)

“Tales from a Frontier Town,” Majesty, vol. 4, # 5 (Sept. 1983), pp. 4-7. (First royal visit of the
            Prince and Princess of Wales to Canada, July 1983. Includes a picture of them in
            Victorian clothes for a costume-party barbecue at Fort Edmonton.)

“Texas Rose”, Majesty, vol. 10, # 8 (Dec. 1989), pp. 36-39. (Pictorial of the Duchess of York's visit
            to Houston during her pregnancy)

“To Boldly Go...With Prince William in Chile”, Royalty, vol. 16, #11, pp. 38-49. (In-depth
            article and photo spread of Prince William's ten-week volunteer stint in Patagonia
            on behalf of Raleigh International)

Tozer, Nicholas. “Peace Envoy”, Majesty, vol. 16, # 1 (Jan. 1995), pp. 40-43. (Visit by Prince
            Andrew to Argentina. He was the first official royal visitor there since the Falklands war)

“The Veteran Globetrotter”, Royalty, vol. 6, #11 (August 1987), pp. 53-57. (Pictorial of a visit to
            Canada by the Queen Mother)

Wade, Judy. “South American Adventure”, Majesty, vol. 12, #6 (June 1991), pp. 6-11.
            (The Prince and Princess of Wales' tour of Brazil.)

__________. “Whirlwind Visit”, Majesty, vol. 13, #1 (Jan. 1992), pp. 50-53. (A brief visit to
            Canada by Sarah, Duchess of York that had her opening the Royal Horse Show at an
            agricultural fair, visiting a couple of hospitals, and laying a wreath at the Remembrance
            Day ceremony)

Whitaker, James.  “Royal Fun in Necker: Island in the Sun”, Majesty, vol. 11. #6 (June 1990),
            pp. 26-29. (Article and photo spread of the informal holiday visit of Princess Diana,
            her children, her siblings, nieces, nephews, and her mother to the Caribbean island of
            Necker during Easter 1990)

Wright, Susie. “New York, New York! Di's Kind of Town”, Royalty, vol. 13, #8 (March 1995),
            pp. 57-61. (An account of a visit to New York City by Princess Diana, and speculation
            as to whether she would move there)
 

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