A year-long battle to keep Queen Victoria’s coronet in the UK has been won with the aid of a hedge fund millionaire. We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Queen Victoria’s stunning sapphire and diamond coronet designed by Prince Albert in 1840. pic.twitter.com/lBEBEDVnfL — V&A (@V_and_A) August 27, 2017 A temporary export ban had [read more]
A letter has recently emerged written by Her Majesty The Queen shortly after Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a Paris car crash. Her Majesty faced harsh criticism in the aftermath of Diana’s death as she remained in Scotland with Princes William and Harry as she believed it to be in their interest. This attitude [read more]
Greenwich Palace, also known as the Palace of Placentia, once stood on the banks of the river Thames but was demolished in 1660 by King Charles II. Two future Queens were born at the Palace of Placentia, Queen Mary I and her half-sister Elizabeth I. The remains of beautiful lead-glazed tiles and a cellar with [read more]
A new documentary to be shown on Channel 4 about Diana, Princess of Wales will feature controversial videotapes recorded by her voice coach, Peter Settelen. They have never been broadcast on British television before. Peter Settelen was hired by Diana between 1992 and 1993 to help improve her public speaking voice, and the footage was [read more]
Diana, Princess of Wales’s brother, the Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, has spoken to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, where he revealed that there have been four break-in attempts in order to get access to the body of his sister. He said: “We have had four attempted break-ins towards her body in the last 20 years. [read more]
Interfax is reporting that experts have confirmed the authenticity of the “Yekaterinburg remains” to members of the Romanov family. Ivan Artsishevsky, an official representative of the Romanov Family Association informed Interfax. “Progress has been made on this issue. There was a meeting with the Patriarch [Kirill of Moscow and All Russia] in June, where all [read more]
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