Margaret Rose was born in 1930,
four years after her sister, Princess Elizabeth, at Glamis
Castle in Scotland, which was her mother's ancestral home. At
the time of her birth, George V was the reigning monarch, making
Margaret the fourth-in-line to the throne. Margaret's mother, the
then Duchess of York, wanted to call her second daughter
Ann Margaret, as she thought the two names…
has seen it all. Now, he is releasing a
new book which details his times in the Royal Household as well as
personal anecdotes from his early childhood. On Duty With The Queen
is now available to buy, and it guarantees to be a good read. To
mark the occasion of the book’s…
Katherine of Aragon, Margaret Beaufort,
and Eleanor of Aquitane were all examined (a full list of the
series can be found here) in order to understand how they may
have influenced their children who later became Monarchs. Queen
Elizabeth I is one of England’s most…
Yesterday evening, Waterstones in High
Street Kensington hosted Blink Publishing’s launch of Dickie
Arbiter’s book On Duty with the Queen. Numerous royal
correspondents, publishers, close family members and friends
gathered to celebrate the book launch with a drinks and canapé
reception. Dickie made a short speech at the beginning of the
evening thanking the guests for attending and signed a…
A dress worn by Princess Elizabeth in
1949 is to be sold at auction on 25th September. The dress was made
by Norman Hartnell, who dressed Elizabeth while both Princess and
Queen as Royal Clothier. It is made from silk and features a floral
pattern in pink and white; the…
I was struggling to get signal, and
couldn’t connect to the airport wi-fi, so I ended up doing the next
best thing: reminiscing and remembering the moment I found out
about the couple’s first announcement. It was 3rd December, 2012,
(my anniversary, so I couldn’t…
Book Review: 'Duchesses - Living in 21st Century Britain' by Jane Dismore
11th September 2014
This latest book by Jane Dismore explores
the lives of ten non-royal Duchesses living in Britain today.
Dismore was given the chance to enter into the world of these
modern-day aristocrats by visiting their ancestral homes
and interviewing the Duchesses personally. With a different chapter
focusing on each Duchess, readers can learn about how these women
met their aristocratic husbands, what…
‘Royals Month’ begins this Friday. More
information about each documentary can be found below: Elizabeth:
Queen, Wife, Mother – Friday 12th Sep, 8pm This documentary focuses
on Her Majesty The Queen through the perspectives of those closest
to her. Rare interviews with…
For a female to be crowned in Scotland,
it was evident that the country was experiencing a severe
succession crisis. Being at such a young age, the Scottish Lords
found it very difficult to respect her and so Mary was sent to
France for her safety. Mary lived and grew up in…
another girl. Elizabeth’s childhood was a
somewhat difficult and complex one after losing her mother at the
tender age of two. Elizabeth and her half-sister, Mary, were
declared illegitimate as Henry VIII sought to create space for his
male heir, Edward, after his third wife, Jane Seymour gave birth to
him in 1537. When King Henry VIII died in 1547, he was succeeded by
his nine-year-old son…
