Queen Elizabeth II – The Early Years (Part one)
The future Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40 am on 21 April 1926 as the daughter of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the future King George […]
Mary of Teck
Mary, Princess Royal – The beloved Princess
Princess Mary was born on 25 April 1897 as the daughter of the then Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). The Princess’s great-grandmother […]
Mary Adelaide of Cambridge – The original people’s Princess
Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was born on 27 November 1833 as the daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the youngest surviving son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, […]
The Quest for Queen Mary (edited) by Hugo Vickers Book Review
Queen Mary, the widow of George V, and grandmother of the Queen, died at Marlborough House on 24 March 1953, a few months before the […]
Kensington Palace – A grand royal residence
The magnificent Kensington Palace was once a two-story mansion built by Sir George Coppin in 1605. It was purchased by Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of […]
Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women by Justin C. Vovk Book Review
I’ve been meaning to read Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women, The Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk for a while now. […]
