Moniek Bloks, Author at History of Royal Women

Dianarama: Deception, Entrapment, Cover-Up―The Betrayal of Princess Diana

Book News Week 47

Saturday, 15 November 2025, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 47 – 17 November – 23 November 2025 Dianarama: Deception, Entrapment, Cover-Up―The Betrayal of Princess Diana Hardcover – 20 November 2025 (UK) Audible – 20 November 2025 (UK) Audible – 20 November 2025 (US) From Romanov to Windsor: King Charles III’s Romanov Blood Hardcover – 18 November 2025 (US) [read more]

Princess Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuita of Tonga – The Princess Royal of Tonga

Friday, 14 November 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuku’aho was born on 14 November 1951 as the second child and eldest daughter of Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe and Crown Prince Tāufaʻāhau (future King Tāufaʻāhau Tupu IV) of Tonga. She was a granddaughter of Queen Sālote and was born during her grandmother’s reign. She received the name Tuku’aho in honour of [read more]

The Year of Queen Sālote Tupou III – The arrival of the Spanish flu

Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

In November 1918, the first major disaster of Queen Sālote’s reign happened – the Spanish flu. The ship Talune from the Union Steam Ship Company had arrived in Nuku’alofa on 12 November 1918, and quarantine regulations had not been properly enforced. It had also stopped at Fiji, Western Sāmoa, Vava’u and Ha’apai before arriving in [read more]

The Year of Queen Sālote Tupou III – Her father’s second wedding

Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Sālote’s mother, Lavinia, died in 1902 when Sālote was just two years old. Her parents’ marriage had been quite controversial as King George had originally been meant to marry Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, but he had chosen Lavinia instead. With Lavinia dead and in order to appease those who had been offended by his first marriage, [read more]

Book News Week 46

Saturday, 8 November 2025, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 46 – 10 November – 16 November 2025 Marie-Antoinette’s Garden: An Eighteenth-Century Botanical Album Hardcover – 13 November 2025 (UK) Eleanor: A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England’s Lost Queen Hardcover – 13 November 2025 (UK) Audible – 13 November 2025 (US) Henry VIII’s Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her [read more]

Twin Princesses & Princes

Saturday, 8 November 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

We covered girl/girl twins earlier. Royal twins have happened several times in history. Here are some examples of girl/boy twins. Archduchess Hermine & Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary Archduchess Hermine and her twin brother, Stephen, were born on 14 September 1817 as the children of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary and Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. [read more]