Re-posted with permission from National Center for Homeopathy


The National Center for Homeopathy joins the world in mourning the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. We extend heartfelt condolences to the whole British Royal Family.

Queen Elizabeth II was a lifelong user and supporter of homeopathy and is said to have never travelled without her 60-remedy, leather-cased homeopathy kit.

In fact, the British Royal Family has a long history of using homeopathy for themselves and their animals starting in 1835, as excerpted from www.homepathicfamilymedicine.com:

The British Royal Family has had a longtime and deep appreciation for homeopathic medicine, ever since Queen Adelaide (1792–1849), wife of King William IV, first made public her special interest in this “new medicine” in 1835. Other British aristocrats shared the queen’s interests, including the Marquess of Anglesey who crossed the British Channel to go to Paris for treatment by the founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.

Queen Adelaide had been suffering from a serious malady that the court physicians couldn’t cure. The queen called for the services of one of Hahnemann’s oldest and most faithful colleagues, Dr. Johann Ernst Stapf (1788–1860), who cured her, creating the first of many supporters of homeopathy from British royalty.

The British homeopath to the titled Marquess of Anglesey, Dr. Harris Dunsford (1808–1847), wrote a book on homeopathy that was dedicated, with permission, to Queen Adelaide (Dunsford, 1842). This dedication made public her interest in and her appreciation for homeopathy. She was instrumental in helping to establish homeopathy’s early popularity, especially among the upper classes in England.

Various kings and queens of Great Britain since Queen Adelaide have openly sought medical care from homeopathic physicians.

Princess May, who later became Queen Mary (1865–1953), wife of King George V, headed the fundraising efforts to move and expand the London Homeopathic Hospital. King George V (1865–1936) was appreciative of homeopathy because it provided him with the real practical benefit of treating his seasickness whenever he suffered from it.

King Edward VII (1841–1910) carried on the homeopathic tradition and was a close drinking and eating partner of Dr. Frederick Hervey Foster Quin (1799–1878), the first British physician to become a homeopath. Edward’s daughter, Maud (1869–1938), married King Haakon VII of Norway, and both sought the homeopathic care of Sir John Weir, MD.

King Edward VIII (1894–1972), known as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, after his abdication in 1936, carried his homeopathic medicines in powder doses in his pocket. His brother, King George VI (1895–1952), also had a special love for homeopathy. He even named one of his prize racehorses Hypericum, after a homeopathic medicine for injuries. He was known to be an expert user of homeopathic medicine himself, and he formally granted the use of the royal title to the London Homeopathic Hospital, now called the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.

Until her death, Her Majesty the Queen Mother (1900-2002), was the principal royal patron of the British Homeopathic Association. Living until age 101, the Queen Mother is the second longest-living British Royal, the first being Princess Alice (1901-2004), daughter-in-law of Queen Mary and King George V - both ardent homeopathy influencers of their time.

And as for Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), in addition to bringing her leather homeopathic remedy case with her on travels, her doctor for a decade and a half was homeopathic physician, Dr. Peter Fisher. Dr. Fisher was Director of Research at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, Europe’s largest center for integrative medicine. Dr. Fisher's work inspired the National Center for Homeopathy to create an award honoring him after his death in 2018. The NCH award acknowledges the work of current researchers in homeopathy.

Members of the Royal Family are well educated and have access to the best medical care in the world. And what do they choose as part of an integrative approach to wellness during long, healthy lives? 

Homeopathy.


Posted with permission from National Center for Homeopathy


Julia Coyte, CHom
Classically Practical homeopath


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