Countdown to a Centenary: in April 1926, everyone was talking about a royal writing a book
2nd March 2026
One hundred years ago this month, the
Royal Family was big news. In a country still recovering from World
War One and negotiating the new social set up that had ushered in,
they had become what they always were at their best. A focal point.
And what was drawing everyone’s focus was the arrival of a baby.
.Despite the lack of formal announcement, everyone knew that the
wife of the second son…

