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Home2017August

Month: August 2017

Book Reviews

Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs Book Review

Thursday, 31 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Twenty years after her death, this dazzling photography collection with a foreword by bestselling author Tina Brown celebrates Princess Diana’s poignant life in more than 100 iconic images. For the millions who adored the People’s Princess, this lavish book presents Diana Spencer’s life in glorious color. Page after page of inside photos document the royal’s [read more]

Anne of Brittany

Chateau du Clos Lucé – Writing and Prayer

Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Chateau de Cloux, now known as the Chateau du Clos Lucé was built in 1471 on the foundations of a 12th-century building.  The main part of the chateau is based around an octagonal corner tower with a spiral staircase with two-storey buildings at right angles. It was bought by Charles VIII in 1490 and is [read more]

Louise of Sweden
Louise of Sweden

Louise of Sweden – The awkwardness of Queen Lovisa

Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 3

This article was written by Michelle. Queen Lovisa[1] married the Danish Crown Prince Frederik (VIII) in 1869, and for 37 years they waited to ascend the throne. Queen Lovisa had all this time to prepare for her roles and duties as queen consort, but somehow she was not ready when it finally happened. In some [read more]

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Isabella of Portugal

Isabella of Portugal – Empress of the Carnation

Monday, 28 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Isabella of Portugal was born on 24 October 1503 as the daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife Maria of Aragon, a daughter of Isabella of Castile after whom she was named. She was also named for Isabella’s eldest daughter, who had been her father’s first wife. She spent her youth [read more]

Royal News

Hedge fund millionaire saves Queen Victoria’s coronet

Sunday, 27 August 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

A year-long battle to keep Queen Victoria’s coronet in the UK has been won with the aid of a hedge fund millionaire. We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Queen Victoria’s stunning sapphire and diamond coronet designed by Prince Albert in 1840. pic.twitter.com/lBEBEDVnfL — V&A (@V_and_A) August 27, 2017 A temporary export ban had [read more]

Hope Cooke

The last Gyalmo of Sikkim – Hope Cooke

Sunday, 27 August 2017, 0:00 Brittani Barger 0

“The Fairytale Turned Nightmare?” reads the headline of the New York Times from May 1981 referencing to a lesser known American woman who married into a royal family. That woman was Hope Cooke. It was based on her autobiography. It spoke about how the American media was enamoured with an American marrying Crown Prince Palden Thondup [read more]

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