As the last Emperor of Russia, Tsar
Nicholas II’s twenty-three-year reign came to an abrupt end when he
abdicated on 15 March 1917. Those tumultuous years of his reign
were defined by the Russo-Japanese War that saw the annihilation of
the Russian Baltic Fleet, Bloody Sunday and an estimated 3.3
million Russians die during World War I. The relatives of
Nicholas’s extended family tree insisted…
Review: The Grace Kelly Dress
16th March 2020
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz
is a recently released fictional book revolving around Princess
Grace of Monaco’s famous wedding gown…or a replica of it passed
down through the generations. There are three different storylines:
1950s, 1980s and…
Review: At Home with Diana
2nd March 2020
Deb Stratas has written her fourth book
featuring Diana, Princess of Wales. This one, At Home with Diana,
tells Diana’s story through the windows of her homes and
residences. The book goes from her birth to her death in homes such
as Park House, Althorp, Kensington…
Review: The Faith of Queen Elizabeth
1st December 2019
Just in time for Christmas, The Faith of
Queen Elizabeth, the Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the
Crown by Dudley Delffs will be released on 3 December. As a woman
of faith myself, this was a book I was looking forward to reading,
and I was very lucky to get an advanced reading copy. Photo:
Brittani Barger Published by Zondervan, the book naturally covers
the main events of Her…
Review: "A day with The Queen"
25th October 2019
I was sent this lovely illustrated book
by a Portuguese author, Diana Del-Negro for a review. It’s a
children’s book that Del-Negro wrote and illustrated herself. She
wrote it for her five-year-old daughter, Laura, to “explain that
real princesses…
Review: Diana, A Spencer Forever
29th June 2019
To conclude the trilogy, Deb Stratas has
released the final instalment of her Diana series “Diana: A Spencer
Forever.” It examines the final two years and last months of the
late Diana, Princess of Wales’s life before her tragic car crash in
Paris on 30…
Review: Diana, A Spencer in Turmoil
11th November 2018
In the second edition of her series, Deb
Stratas focuses on the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s last year in
her marriage to the Prince of Wales. Focused in 1991 and 1992,
Diana, A Spencer in Turmoil tells of the difficult time in Diana’s
life…the year where it was announced that the Prince and Princess
of Wales were separating. It begins with Diana having lunch with a
friend and…
Inside Meghan's Cookbook: 'Together' and the Duchess of Sussex
18th September 2018
If there’s one thing Instagram loves just
as much as a picture of food, it’s a picture of royals so put the
two together, and wonderful things are bound to happen. The post on
the official Kensington Palace Insta account marking the launch of
the charity cookbook…
Released in the United States on 1 June
2018 (and due to be released on 5 July in the UK), Jane Dismore’s
Princess The Early Life of Queen Elizabeth II takes a look back, as
the title states, at Her Majesty’s young life beginning before she
was even born. While…
Royally Suited: Book Review
13th April 2018
In reading Royally Suited: Harry and
Meghan in their own words by Phil Dampier, you realise just how
perfect these soon-to-be newlyweds are for each other. Divided into
two sections, one for Prince Harry and one for Meghan Markle,
Dampier has plucked quotes that highlight each person’s feelings on
family, work, charity, and love – and you find several prescient
selections. For example, at the…

