On 13 October 2011, Jetsun Pema married the King of Bhutan and became the Druk Gyaltsuen or Dragon Queen. Their engagement had been announced on 20 May 2011 during the opening of Parliament. Her future husband said, “As King, it is time for me to marry. After much thought, I have decided that the wedding [read more]
Read about day one here. On the second day of their visit to Germany, the Duke and Duchess had separate programs. Wallis was taken to a Nazi Welfare Society department workhouse, where she was shown women who were sewing clothes for the poor. Wallis’s mother Alice had also once sewn clothes for the poor, and [read more]
From the summer of 1937, the Duke of Windsor had proposed a visit to Germany. With the Second World War looming, the policy of the British government was still one of appeasement and diplomats still made regular visits to Berlin. Most believed that communist Russia was the ultimate bad guy, and attempts were still being [read more]
This article was written by Shivangi. Sita Devi Sahib was born on 12 May 1917 in Madras, India as the daughter of Maharaja of Pithapuram Sri Raja Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rao Bahadur Garu and his wife Shri Rani Chennamma Devi of Mirzapuram. She has gone down in history as the Indian Wallis Simpson. [read more]
The Broadway musical Diana: The Musical had a very special premiere on 1 October 2021. It was first released on the streaming service Netflix before going to Broadway in early November. The musical was in previews when the Coronavirus pandemic shut down Broadway in 2020. Diana: The Musical follows the story of Diana from her [read more]
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* This book, published recently by Amberley Publishing and written by Dr Donald Matzat, sheds new light on the often overlooked sixth wife of King Henry VIII. Often viewed as meek and forced to marry the ageing king, this work shows Katherine as an ambitious woman, an author and a religious [read more]
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