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The Duchess of Windsor’s style

Monday, 30 August 2021, 6:00 Brittani Barger 0

While Wallis spent the majority of her royal life outside of the United Kingdom, that did not prevent her from wearing some of the most fashionable items during her time. Wallis was always on top of the current trends and even ahead of her time in some instances. For example, Vogue reported how when most [read more]

Alexander Farnese and wife Maria of Portugal reinterred after poisoning theory investigation

Sunday, 29 August 2021, 12:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma and his wife Maria of Portugal were reinterred yesterday after having been exhumed in 2020 to investigate a theory that the Duke had been poisoned. They were both exhumed, as they were buried together. Their remains were returned to the crypt of the Santa Maria della Steccata around 4 P.M. [read more]

Book Review: Jane Parker: The Downfall of Two Tudor Queens? by Charlie Fenton

Friday, 27 August 2021, 6:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

*review copy* *contains affiliate links* This book is a new release and the first book by Charlie Fenton published by Chronos Books of John Hunt Publishing and retails at £6.99. The author Charlie Fenton runs a blog called Through the Eyes of Anne Boleyn as well as studying Medieval and Early Modern history; this background [read more]

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 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]