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My name is Moniek and I am from the Netherlands. I began this website in 2013 because I wanted to share these women's amazing stories.
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Linda van Dyck as Anna of Saxony in Willem van Oranje
Anna of Saxony

Princesses of Orange – Anna of Saxony

Sunday, 16 June 2019, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 2
After the death of Anna of Buren, William, Prince of Orange, remarried to Anna of Saxony. Anna was born on 23 December 1544 in Dresden, the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony and Agnes of Hesse. She would be their only surviving child, and she was just nine years old when her father died. She [read more]
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From the Queen to the Empress Frederick – 15 June 1888

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
From the Queen to the Empress Frederick – Balmoral, 15 June 1888 (Immediately following the death of her daughter’s husband, the German Emperor) Darling, darling, unhappy Child, I clasp you in my arms and to a heart that bleeds, for this is a double, dreadful grief, a misfortune untold and to the world at large. [read more]
Queen Victoria
The Royal Women

Princess Victoria in her Journal – 15 June 1837

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Princess Victoria in her Journal – 15 June 1837 The news of the King are so very bad that all my lessons save the Dean’s are put off, including Lablache’s… and we see nobody. I regret rather my singing lessson, though it is only a short period, but duty and proper feeling go before all [read more]
Liz Snoijink as Anna in Willem van Oranje
Anna of Buren

Princesses of Orange – Anna of Buren

Friday, 14 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Anna of Buren was born around March 1533 as the daughter of Maximilian van Egmond and Françoise de Lannoy. She would be their only child, and she was thus the heiress to her father’s estates. Her father was an ally of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and as such he was often away on campaign. [read more]
Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II – The 80s and 90s (Part four)

Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. When Prince Charles turned 30 years old, pressure intensified for him to marry. He had met Lady Diana Spencer previously – he had dated her sister Sarah – but it wasn’t until July 1980 that their romance began. He was 12 years older [read more]
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Alice of Battenberg

The Brave Princess and Me by Kathy Kacer Book Review

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Princess Alice of Battenberg was born on 25 February 1885 as the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and By Rhine. Her great-grandmother Queen Victoria was present when she was born. She was diagnosed with congenital deafness and she learned to lip-read and speak in both English and German. She [read more]

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