The Queen left London to begin her Christmas Holiday at Sandringham House, her country estate in Norfolk, yesterday. It is her country bolthole used in December through to February, and…
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European RoyalsHistoryHistory postsThe Windsors
Colourful characters: who was Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor?
Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, has been an enigma to many for decade. But who is the real Wallis Simpson: the bad influence on the future King Edward VIII,…
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State and ceremonialStately homes and houses
Queen Mother’s home of Glamis Castle displaying her 1937 coronation robes
A new exhibition of George VI and his family’s coronation robes has just gone on display at The Queen Mother’s childhood home of Glamis Castle. The display – begun on 12th…