‘No one has ever had a sister like her’.
The words of King George V, written about a younger sibling known
to her family as Toria, perhaps best sum up the life of one of the
quietest of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters. When she
died many had almost forgotten about this rather lonely
princess. Toria had been at the very heart of her her family but
her devotion to her parents and siblings…
The Harry Potter series and its quirky 'connections' with royalty
15th August 2015
If, like me, you are a massive fan of all
things Harry Potter, then I am sure you would have visited the
dedicated Wikipedia site to all things related to the boy
wizard and his world. Just recently I visited the site and was
surprised at how much thought had been put in to…
Entertainment fit for a King or Queen: The Royal Variety Performance
15th August 2015
Dating back to 1912, the Royal Variety
Performance has seen an outstanding 87 spectacular shows. View
image | gettyimages.com King George V and Queen Mary first agreed
to attend a ‘Royal Command Performance’ which was to take place at
the Palace Theatre in London. The…
The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
12th August 2015
In the winter of 1900, Princess Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein fled in a panic from Cumberland Lodge,
clutching an alarming telegram. Arriving at Windsor Castle, she
frantically explained to her mother, Queen Victoria, that the Duke
of Anhalt had tersely demanded that her daughter, Marie Louise,
should return at once to the Duchy to face divorce proceedings on
the grounds that she had…
Many interviews, articles, and books were
published during Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. There is
one individual who shared personal stories and not the kind that
may come into question as true. These stories were from someone who
has seen the transformation of a…
It is fitting that this Hessian
granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name
meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as
her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove.
Perhaps the one of Princess Alice’s…
Football crazy: five teams who can count on royal support as the Premier League season gets under way
8th August 2015
The Royal Family have gone a bit football
crazy in recent months. The Duke of Cambridge, President of the
Football Association, has led the way with high profile support for
the women’s team who made the semi finals of the World Cup and an
interview for BBC One with Gary Lineker ahead of the FA Cup Final
earlier this summer. Prince William is a high profile royal
football fan but his family…
Highclere Castle, located in England’s
southern county of Berkshire, is the seat of the Earl of Carnarvo,n
and has been owned by the Herbert family since 1679. The history of
the estate may be traced back some 1,300 years when owned by the
Bishops of Winchester. George…
Part of the job of being royal is
dressing the part and Queen Elizabeth II has never disappointed
when it comes to choosing the right thing to wear. Whether she is
entertaining guests at a glittering state banquet or performing a
royal walkabout, Her Majesty The Queen…
This autumn, the heart of a Queen and
British-born princess will be laid to rest in Romania. Born in Kent
as Princess Marie of Edinburgh, the second child and eldest
daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess
Marie Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander II, she received the
names Marie Alexandra Victoria but was always known as “Missy” in
the intimacy of the family. She…
