I watched the DVD “Elizabeth the Golden Years” yesterday evening –  1st March, 2008  – and saw various news flashes throughout the last few days that were about one of our youngest Royals, Prince Harry.

In my work as an astrologer, I have often written about the British Royal Family – mainly because their birth times are accurately recorded, which makes my life much  more simple as events can be timed more acutely. And no-one fascinates the British Public more than Queen Elizabeth the First – the fiery, brilliant, red-headed “Virgin” Queen.

The term Virgin describes the fact that she was born under the sign of Virgo, rather than being ‘intacta’. However, she did milk the ambiguity somewhat. In an age when astrological symbolism was the lingua franca in court circles at the time, everyone got the joke!!

Elizabeth Tudor was born to be Queen. She was born under the joint influences of Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus and Ascendant in Capricorn – all three of them ruled by the element of Earth. Good practical, level-headed stuff, that takes nothing for granted, well able to read the small print on any document and doesn’t get caught up with emotional issues.

That is all I’m going to say on this chart at the moment because I want to get to another Royal personage who has been filling our TV screens and news media these last few days.

And that’s Prince Harry – soldier, hero and all round good egg!!

Another red-headed Royal with Sun in Virgo (only a day different from Elizabeth Tudor’s Sun), with his Moon also in Taurus and Ascendant also in Capricorn. Although he inherits his grandmother, Elizabeth Windsor’s Capricorn Ascendant, it is her Sun that is placed in Taurus – Harry’s Moon sign. Therefore they share very close psycho-genes.

However, his chart is almost identical to that of Elizabeth Tudor. This makes me ask the obvious question – will Harry become King of the United Kingdom?

It is important to realise that Astrology transcends bloodlines – there is no direct physical genetic link between our present day Royal Family and the Tudors. However, in some unseen manner, shared planetary positions between people seem to hint at another hand possibly directing the affairs of humankind. We only have to look at similar planetary links in adoptive families to wonder at the mystery of existence. 

Could his older brother back down from succeeding – in other words could emotional, romantic William follow his mother, Princess Diana and Great-Uncle King Edward the Eighth into a choice between love and duty and let love win?

Wills has a very sensitive Cancer Sun and Moon in the element of Water – born on the day of a  Total Solar Eclipse, which is a highly intense aspect. King Edward’s Sun was in watery Pisces, Diana’s Sun was like Will’s in Cancer – therefore Will’s psycho-genes are very definitely inherited from her. So, to sum up – water signs suggest a life run by feeling values whereas Earth signs suggest the importance of  practical values.

With Pluto the planet of profound changes, transitions and irrevocable endings now entering Capricorn, the sign associated with institutions – it looks as if all collective structures like major oil companies, banks, old universities and old family dynasties are going to suffer massive challenges over the next 15 years.

I do think that the Royal Family will undergo a huge shift through this period and maybe not so far into the future. Prince William’s Sun (the heart of every chart) is now being called on by Pluto through 2008 and 2009.

Like anyone else born around 20-22nd June, he is being challenged to admit his true longings and follow his deepest desires. This aspect, because Pluto falls on the opposite side of the Zodiac to his Sun, would suggest that the arena for this drama is likely to be marriage. In a couple of years along the line Pluto will then call on his Moon which will really change his family life forever and could suggest the birth of children but may not include Kingship!

Please feel free to make a comment on this article – I look forward to hearing your views.