A newly published book by royal
biographer Tom Quinn has revealed that a member of The Royal Family
received a reputation for being something of a firestarter. In his
book, Mr Quinn goes behind palace doors to reveal some of the
secrets of the servants and staff who worked in Buckingham Palace
over the years. One of the revelations is that Prince Philip’s
mother, Princess Alice of…
Princess Alice of Battenberg: a war-time hero
25th February 2024
The late Duke of Edinburgh was an anchor
of support for Queen Elizabeth II throughout her entire reign.
Although many considered him an outsider when the couple married,
he had his own royal pedigree. His mother, Princess Alice of
Battenberg was born on 25 February at…
Throughout The Queen’s seventy year reign
she has hosted dozens of world leaders on State Visits. And it all
began with a meeting with friends in 1954. In June that year, Her
Majesty welcomed King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden as
they made the first…
The Prince of Wales secretly visited his
grandmother’s grave at a convent in Jerusalem on Friday, after
attending the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon
Peres. A number of images surfaced online which show Prince
Charles making the visit to the Mount of Olives’s Church
of Mary Magdalene where his paternal grandmother, Princess Alice of
Battenberg, is buried. The images, now…

