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Review: 'A Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown' by Anne Glenconner

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21st December 2023
When I saw a post about “Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown” by Anne Glenconner, I was immediately intrigued. It’s not often you hear from the people who worked behind palace walls. I was excited to learn more about the personal moments Anne had with members of the royal family but, the book, you could say was worth the waiting. The book begins as you’d…
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REVIEW: Diana exhibit gives fresh perspective into royal life

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31st March 2022
When I read about Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition, I wasn’t quite sure what to think. It’s advertised as “the world’s first-ever walk-through documentary experience,” and to be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what it meant. As I have a fascination with the Royal Family, I was going to go to the exhibit one way or another, even if it didn’t include things like royal…
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Review: Harry & Meghan - Escaping the Palace

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8th September 2021
Warning: Spoilers below for Lifetime’s Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace. We’d seen the previews and photo stills from Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, so I knew the first scene was going to be of Meghan in a Diana-like car crash. It was a dream of Harry’s that Meghan was going to die like his mother, and he wakes up to find Meghan and Archie safe. Seeing as this movie aired almost…
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Review: The Last Days of Diana

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12th May 2021
Even over two decades after her death, Diana, Princess of Wales fascinates people to this day. This year, Diana would have turned 60 on 1 July, so many documentaries and programmes are being released to mark the occasion throughout the year. Coming later this month, The…
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Review: The Royal Key

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3rd May 2021
Known for her Diana, Princess of Wales series, Deb Stratas has stepped into fiction with The Royal Key. The Royal Key focuses on Canadian protagonist Annabelle, who is struggling to overcome a personal tragedy. Before she knows it, she is nannying royal children in a…
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Review: Princess Mary The First Modern Princess

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22nd March 2021
A new biography recently released by Elisabeth Basford focuses on Princess Mary – the aunt of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Mary – The First Modern Princess is a dive into the life of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood. I should preface this by saying that going into this, I did not know much about Mary, so the majority of information in the book was new to me. This book by Elisabeth…
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