Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria
Once there was Vicky, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice…
Now with Marie, Maud, Ena, Alix, and Sophie, we see the face of Europe change once more. Julia Gelardi’s book is a fascinating study of the lives of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters. It gets slightly difficult to read at times, because each woman’s life is chronicled along side the other. Winding is a good word for the style, but nevertheless, this book is a captivating look at another quintuple of royal kin. The first set was, of course, Queen Victoria’s own daughters, some of whom were the mothers of these powerful women…
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This entire article sounds incredibly strange. If you don’t want to be Poet Laureate, or you feel it’s too stressful, then for Heaven’s sake let someone else do it (good move on Philip Larkin’s part). Why abolish it altogether?
Thoughts?
via Wendy Cope calls for Poet Laureate post to be abolished – Telegraph.
Princess Eugenie is reportedly headed to Argentina to work on her mother’s family estate during her gap year.
The princess, 18, is the younger daughter of the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Sarah Ferguson’s mother, Susan Barrantes, lived in Argentina with her second husband Hector where they had their own farm. Sadly, Mrs. Barrantes was killed in a road accident in the country in 1998, and Eugenie has not returned to South America since the incident.
Now, however, Eugenie wants to take the time to go back and to perhaps pay a visit to the resting place of her grandmother and step-grandfather.
via Telegraph.
Her Majesty The Queen wants royal secrets to be exempt from plans to put government papers to public view.
As of right now, the length of time that historic papers are kept under wraps is 30 years. There are moves being made to drop that to 15 years instead.
Halving the embargo would mean Government records of major royal events could be published, some as early as 1992. This is the period, you’ll recall, when major scandals broke out: Sarah Ferguson’s dalliances, Charles and Diana’s split, and the Windsor Castle fire.
What do you think, readers? Should royal documents be revealed as part of the Government papers under a 15 year rule, or kept at a 30 year rule? Or, should sensitive family documents be kept hidden until Her Majesty’s passing?
via This Is London – The Evening Standard
Book Review: Charles Prince of Wales – A Birthday Souvenir Album
See the latest Podcast now! Just click the image above to go to the direct post. To go to the main page, see http://royaltynow.podcastpeople.com (still processing, may not be available just yet!)
UPDATE: podcast available! Enjoy.
