The Duchess Who Would Be Forgiven…Never? The 1948 Queen Mother Ultimatum SS
The autumn of 1946 was not kind to the Duke of Windsor. He was 52 years old, living in exile in Paris, watching from across…
Read moreInside the Duke of Windsor’s Private World After Watching His Niece Crowned From Paris SS
On June 2nd, 1953, a man sat in a Paris apartment and watched television. This shouldn’t have been remarkable. Millions of people across Europe were…
Read moreThe Resemblance Between Queen Mary and Elizabeth II Is Uncanny — And It’s Not Just the Face SS
Put two portraits side by side. Go on, do it right now. On the left, Queen Mary, taken sometime in the 1930s at the height…
Read moreFor the Sake of Her Children: Why Eugenie Cut Both Parents SS
Everyone’s talking about Princess Eugenie cutting off her father. The headlines have been running for months now. Eugenie finally takes a stand. Daughters distance themselves…
Read moreShe Ruined Margaret, Charles, and Diana — BIG MISTAKE SS
Every obituary called her beloved. Grandmothers across Yorkshire called her mean. That gap between what Fleet Street printed and what ordinary families muttered at kitchen…
Read moreBBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt on ‘extraordinarily painful’ health condition: ‘It happened very quickly’ SS
BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt on ‘extraordinarily painful’ health condition: ‘It happened very quickly’ Charlie Stayt is best known for his work on BBC Breakfast. He’s…
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