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Book Review: Revealing Britain’s Systemic Racism by Kimberley Ducey and Joe R. Feagin

Friday, 3 September 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

*review copy* *contains affiliate links* I have to admit that I was immediately intrigued by the title of this book – ‘The Case of Meghan Markle and the Royal Family.’ A lot has been said in the last few years about whether or not Meghan faced racism and although as a white woman, I am [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]

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]

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein has died at the age of 81

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 21:14 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein died earlier today at the age of 81. She had been hospitalised since Wednesday after suffering a stroke. Her family was with her when she passed away in the hospital in Grabs and the announcement stated that Princess passed away peacefully and with great trust in God after receiving the holy [read more]

Book News September 2021

Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The Queen Hardcover – 3 June 2021 (UK) & 1 September 2021 (US) In this brand-new biography of the longest-reigning sovereign in British history, Matthew Dennison traces her life and reign across an era of unprecedented and often seismic social change. Stylish in its writing and nuanced in its judgements, The Queen charts the [read more]