Read part two here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. But her hearing was not improved as Treves wrote. The blood infection during her third pregnancy destroyed the bones in both of her ears and left her hearing permanently diminished. It has become my belief that she increased her ability to communicate through [read more]
Read part one here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. I have a few points regarding Bertie and the possible infection of syphilis. In the 18th and 19th centuries, syphilis was widespread in London, Paris and other European cities. It was incurable. Wikipedia: History of Syphilis refers to studies in 2014 and 2020 [read more]
This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. In his book, Queen Alexandra, A Biography, dated 1919, David Williamson called Alexandra one of the best-known women in the world and certainly one of the most beloved. From this great height of praise to one who, as described by Lucy Worsley, was the real deal when [read more]
The Palm-Leaf brooch was made for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Cartier using loose diamonds from her own collection. It’s in the shape of a curling oriental palm leaf with nine brilliants in the centre in claw settings. The borders are lobed pavé set brilliants. The clip is a Cartier speciality and allows for [read more]
Today, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom surpasses King Rama IX of Thailand to become the second longest-reigning monarch. King Rama IX, also known as Bhumibol Adulyadej, reigned from 9 June 1946 until his death on 13 October 2016. He was 88 years old at the time of his death. Only last month, Queen Elizabeth [read more]
Charlotte, Princess Royal, was the eldest daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the only one of their daughters to make a timely marriage; the others remained unmarried or were married so late in life that they could no longer have children. On 18 May 1797, Charlotte married Frederick, Hereditary Prince [read more]
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