The Prince of Wales has written the foreword for an upcoming memoir penned by Holocaust Survivor Lily Ebert (97) and her great-grandson, Dov Forman (17.)
Born in Hungary, the upcoming book, Lily’s Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live, will be published by Macmillan in September. Lily was just 14-years-old when she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944. Upon…
The Prince of Wales makes poignant visit to grandmother's grave
25th January 2020
He spent his earliest years in her company and now the Prince of Wales has paid his own tribute to the paternal grandmother he described as ”inspirational”. Prince Charles made his comments as he visited the grave of Princess Alice, mother of the Duke of…
Alice in Eastbourne: A Royal Holiday in 1878
6th May 2019
In the summer of 1878, Queen Victoria’s second daughter, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, came to Eastbourne, because she had been ordered rest. The sojourn on the East Sussex coast was the gift of Queen Victoria to her daughter, (David Duff, Hessian Tapestry, 177)…
Remembering Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
29th October 2018
She had been an integral part of the House of Windsor for almost seventy years; she was the oldest ever member of the Royal Family, and she had lived an adventure packed life that broke the regal mould in many ways. The death of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on October 29th 2004, brought to an end a fascinating and often overlooked royal story. Alice had lived quietly and discreetly, but…
The secret tragedy Princess Alice kept from Prince Henry
30th May 2018
The third son of King George V and Queen Mary, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900.
He was the first son of a monarch to be educated at school and went onto study at Eton College.
His life was full of tragedy starting with not being able to continue…