August 2021 - Page 2 of 5 - History of Royal Women

Spencer – Official Teaser Trailer

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The first official teaser trailer for the 2021 film Spencer has just been released. Spencer stars Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales, and it is set during the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, where she decides to end her marriage to Prince Charles. In theaters November 5th

Royal Wedding Recollections – Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby & Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 25 August 2001, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Oslo Cathedral. They had met in 1999 through mutual friends but the match was not without controversy. Mette-Marit already had a four-year-old son named Marius from a previous relationship and she had reportedly used drugs and was a heavy partier. Haakon [read more]

Before Wallis – Thelma, Viscountess Furness (Part two)

Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Her marriage with Marmaduke ended in 1933 in divorce on the grounds of adultery – his, not hers. Marmaduke had not wanted to cite a member of the royal family as a correspondent. The divorce did not mean that Thelma intended to marry the Prince; she held no such fantasies. In [read more]

Before Wallis – Thelma, Viscountess Furness (Part one)

Monday, 23 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Thelma, Viscountess Furness, was born on 23 August 1904 as Thelma Morgan, the daughter of Harry Hays Morgan Sr. and Laura Delphine Kilpatrick, in Switzerland. She had a twin sister named Gloria, a sister named Consuelo and a brother named Harry. From her father’s first marriage, she also had two half-sisters. Thelma and her twin [read more]

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein has died at the age of 81

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 21:14 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein died earlier today at the age of 81. She had been hospitalised since Wednesday after suffering a stroke. Her family was with her when she passed away in the hospital in Grabs and the announcement stated that Princess passed away peacefully and with great trust in God after receiving the holy [read more]

Book News September 2021

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The Queen Hardcover – 3 June 2021 (UK) & 1 September 2021 (US) In this brand-new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, The Queen charts the [read more]