Greenwich Palace, also known as the Palace of Placentia, once stood on the banks of the river Thames but was demolished in 1660 by King Charles II. Two future Queens were born at the Palace of Placentia, Queen Mary I and her half-sister Elizabeth I. The remains of beautiful lead-glazed tiles and a cellar with [read more]
A new documentary to be shown on Channel 4 about Diana, Princess of Wales will feature controversial videotapes recorded by her voice coach, Peter Settelen. They have never been broadcast on British television before. Peter Settelen was hired by Diana between 1992 and 1993 to help improve her public speaking voice, and the footage was [read more]
Diana, Princess of Wales’s brother, the Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, has spoken to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, where he revealed that there have been four break-in attempts in order to get access to the body of his sister. He said: “We have had four attempted break-ins towards her body in the last 20 years. [read more]
Interfax is reporting that experts have confirmed the authenticity of the “Yekaterinburg remains” to members of the Romanov family. Ivan Artsishevsky, an official representative of the Romanov Family Association informed Interfax. “Progress has been made on this issue. There was a meeting with the Patriarch [Kirill of Moscow and All Russia] in June, where all [read more]
The forensic tests being performed in the case of the “Yekaterinburg remains” have revealed indirect evidence that the remains are indeed those of Nicholas II and his family. In an interview posted on Pravoslavie.ru criminalist Vyacheslav Popov said, “We have found traces of a sword blow to the head [presumably of Nicholas II].” The criminalist was [read more]
On the square of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Alapaevsk a monument to Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine) was unveiled. The Grand Duchess is a martyr and as such the monument was also consecrated by Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye. Read more about the Grand Duchess here.
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