Why did King Edward VIII have to abdicate while Charles can become King while married to a divorcee? (And in Charles’s case, also being a divorcee himself!) In January 1936, the Prince of Wales succeeded his father, King George V and not only became King but also Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of [read more]
Read part one here. During the Second World War, Gottfried was an officer on the Eastern Front. He had become a member of the Nazi Party on 1 May 1937 with the number 4023070. He had considerable contact with Nazi leaders and served in the Wehrmacht. Margarita joined the party on the same date with [read more]
With season 4 of the Crown nearly upon us, let’s have a look at the royal women we’ll see in season 4. The fourth season will cover the years 1977 until 1990. The Queen – The most obvious royal woman we’ll see will be The Queen as she is the headline act, so to speak. She’ll [read more]
At 11.50 o’clock this morning Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, was safely delivered of a Princess at Clarence House. Her Majesty The QUEEN and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were present. Her Royal Highness and her daughter are both doing well. The happy event has been commemorated by the [read more]
The title of Princess Royal is usually granted by the British monarch to their eldest daughter. It was Henrietta Maria of France, consort of King Charles I, who wanted to have a title similar to the “Madame Royale” title in France. It was their daughter Mary, who became the first Princess Royal in 1642. However, [read more]
Every house has traces of its former inhabitants. Soestdijk has had many over the years, and I went there in search of its royal women. Soestdijk Palace has only been open to the public since 2006, and its future is still uncertain. The last inhabitant, Queen (then Princess) Juliana, died at the palace in 2004. [read more]
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