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The Duchess of Windsor – The wedding of Wallis and Edward

Thursday, 3 June 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 3

On 3 June 1937, the former King Edward VIII finally reached the altar with the woman he had given up his throne for. They had been reunited in France just one month prior. Just a few days after being reunited, the coronation of Edward’s brother took place, on the same date that had been planned [read more]

Lady Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox – Lady, Countess and Princess

Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Lady Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox was born on 14 January 1827 at Goodwood House as the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget. Through her father, she was a descendant of King Charles II of England and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. On 27 November 1851, Lady Auguste Catherine married [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Monday, 31 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 31 May 1906, Madrid lavishly celebrated a royal wedding. King Alfonso XIII of Spain, born posthumously to King Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria, was set to marry the beautiful 18-year-old Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. Victoria Eugenie was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice. Neither [read more]

The Duchess of Windsor – The death of the Duke of Windsor

Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

In the summer of 1971, the Duke began to lose his voice. He had been a regular smoker for many years, and it was perhaps no surprise that doctors discovered a tumour in his throat in the autumn. Wallis later said, “I told him to stop smoking all those cigarettes. We had some friends who [read more]

The Duchess of Windsor – Denying the style of HRH (Part two)

Thursday, 27 May 2021, 6:30 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. The continued quest Wallis later wrote, “The distinction did not seem particularly important to me. David (Edward) had given up the most exalted of titles. It hardly seemed worthwhile to me to quibble over a distinction in a lesser one. But nothing in the aftermath of the Abdication hurt David more [read more]

The Duchess of Windsor – Denying the style of HRH (Part one)

Thursday, 27 May 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

“This most flagrant act of discrimination in the whole history of our dynasty.” On 27 May 1937, just a few days before Wallis and Edward were due to be married, a letter arrived from King George VI with “not very good news.” Edward then learned that while Wallis would become Duchess of Windsor upon marriage, [read more]