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The Queen Mother & The Rogue Kiss

Posted in Jimmy Carter, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of queens, biographies of royalty, British Royal Family/Nobles, British royal protocol, Jimmy Carter kisses the Queen Mum, pictures of the Queen, President Jimmy Carter, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Mum, the Queen Mother, the Queen's purse, what's in the queen's purse on July 7, 2010| 8 Comments »

U.S. President Jimmy Carter only visited the British Royal Family once during his presidency but, in that short time, he made a very strong impression. In London for an economic summit in May, 1977, Queen Elizabeth II invited Carter to Buckingham Palace. While meeting her and other members of the royal family, Carter broke […]

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Princess Margaret’s Trip to America, 1979, Part Two: Lord Louis Mountbatten

Posted in British Royal Family/Nobles, Margaret Thatcher, PEOPLE, POLITICS & GOV'T, Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged assassination of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Balmoral Castle, british royal family, funeral of lord louis mountbatten, I.R.A., IRA, Irish Republican Army, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II on July 13, 2020| 5 Comments »

First, please be sure you have read this post: “Princess Margaret’s Trip to America, 1979, Part One” It was August in 1979, a time when almost every Briton took a holiday to some faraway family home or destination. Queen Elizabeth II loved to go to Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This year, as in many years, […]

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Princess Margaret’s Trip to America, 1979, Part One

Posted in Anthony Armstrong-Jones, British Royal Family/Nobles, Margaret Thatcher, PEOPLE, Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged Anne Tennant, Covent Garden, Governor Jerry Brown, lady in waiting, Margaret Thatcher, President Jimmy Carter, Princess Margaret, Princess Margaret in America, Queen Elizabeth II, Rhodesian independence, the British Royal Family, The Royal Ballet on July 12, 2020| 7 Comments »

Hopes ran high for Princess Margaret of Great Britain‘s October 1979 fundraising tour in America. The cause was the London‘s Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, a centerpiece of world opera and ballet. By 1979, backstage conditions at the 120-year-old building had become “rather grotty” said the Princess’ 30-year-old nephew, Prince Charles, and terribly cramped. […]

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Princess Margaret: Drama Queen

Posted in British Royal Family/Nobles, French Royalty, King George VI, Marcel Marceau, PEOPLE, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Marie Antoinette, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged amateur theatrics, British pantomimes, costume balls, King George VI, Marcel Marceau, Marie Antoinette, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on July 3, 2020| 2 Comments »

From a very young age, Princess Margaret of Britain (1930-2001) loved to dress up in costumes, act, sing, and dance—and she had real talent. At the age of nine months, for example, she had astounded her grandmother with her gift for music, by humming the waltz from “The Merry Widow.” Her enchantment with the magical […]

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Princess Margaret and Her Guttersnipe Life

Posted in British Royal Family/Nobles, Mick Jagger, PEOPLE, Princess Margaret, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged apartment 1A, Art, british royal family, Britt Ekland, Countess of Snowden, David Armstrong-Jones, grace and favour, Kensington Palace, lord snowdon, mick jagger, Mustique, Peter Sellers, picture of Princess Margaret, Pietro Annigoni, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, royal residences, The crown netflix, the Obamas at Kensington Palace, who lives at Kensington Palace? on April 30, 2020| 11 Comments »

It was a summer day in 1980 when biographer Christopher Warwick first visited Princess Margaret in her home: The first time I had lunch with her, we were just the two of us sitting in the dining room, having lunch at Kensington Palace, the house that William and Kate now live in.” It would be […]

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Carnation Day 1940

Posted in Adolf Hitler, Audrey Hepburn, Crown Princess Juliana, Dutch Royal Family, King George VI, PEOPLE, POLITICS & GOV'T, Prince Bernhard, Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene, Queen Wilhelmina, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, World War II, tagged ', Amsterdam, Anjerdag, Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn in Holland, BBC, biographies of brave women, biographies of women, Camp Ravensbruck, Carnation Day, Crown Princess Juliana, Dutch, Dutch Resistanced Movement, England, German Invasion of the Netherlands, German occupation of Holland, HMS Hereford, Joseph Goebbels, King George VI, Nazis, Nelia Epker, Ninette de Valois, Noordeinde Palace, NSB, people who saved Jews, Prince Bernhard, Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene, Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina, Royal House of Orange-Nassau, Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, Seyss-Inquart, The Hague, the Netherlands, WA, World War II, World War II newsreels, World War II radio broadcasts on April 1, 2014| 2 Comments »

When the Germans invaded Holland on May 10, 1940, Ninette de Valois found herself trapped in The Hague. She was the director of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet Company from England. She and her 42 dancers had been on a Dutch tour. On the day of the invasion, de Valois had been sitting at a sidewalk café with two members […]

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The Queen Mum: One Tough Cookie

Posted in British Royal Family/Nobles, Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the, King George V, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged " the Queen Mum and chocolates, "The King's Speech, Adolf Hitler, biographies of queens, biographies of women, British Royal Family/Nobles, Buckingham Palace, Elizabeth Taylor, Helena Bonham Carter, King George V, London, Lord Callaghan, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, pictures of the Queen Mum, Queen Elizabeth II, the bombing of Buckingham Palace, the Duchess of Windsor, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mum, Wallis Warfield Simpson on November 1, 2011| 4 Comments »

“The Queen Mum,” born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), was the beloved British Royal Family matriarch from 1953 until her death at age 101. Of Scottish birth, she served as Queen consort to her husband King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952, when their daughter Princess Elizabeth took the throne as Elizabeth II. During the […]

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The Royal Wedding: What Do We Call Kate Middleton Now?

Posted in Prince William & Catherine, Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, tagged biographies of royalty, British Royal Family/Nobles, Buckingham Palace, official photos of the royal wedding, photos of Kate Middleton, photos of Pippa Middleton, photos of the British Royal family, photos of the Queen, princess catherine, Princess Diana, royal titles, royal wedding, the Queen, William and Kate on April 30, 2011| 6 Comments »

On April 29, 2011 at 8 a.m., the day Prince William of Wales married Kate Middleton, officials at Buckingham Palace announced that, in accordance with royal tradition and on recognition of the day by Queen Elizabeth, William was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. The Queen gave Kate a new princess title: Her […]

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How Much Do You Know About the Royal Family?

Posted in Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the, King George VI, PEOPLE, Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William & Catherine, Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of royalty, Duke of Edinburgh, King Edward VIII, King George VI, pictures of Princess Diana, pictures of the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Prince William, Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, the British Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Queen and corgis, the Queen Mother on January 11, 2011| 3 Comments »

What’s Prince Philip’s favorite drink? Check out our quiz to see how much you know about the Royal Family: 1. In which battle did George VI fight? A. The First Battle of Ypres B. The Battle of Loos C. The Battle of Jutland D. The Battle of Tumbledown 2. What was the name of the […]

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Princess Diana: F & G

Posted in PEOPLE, Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Diana, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of royalty, British Royal Family/Nobles, Camilla Parker Bowles, Camilla's bracelet, F and G bracelet, Prince Charles, Prince Charles and Camilla, Princess Diana, Princess Diana's wedding, Queen Elizabeth on July 21, 2010| 31 Comments »

Lady Diana Spencer was understandably nervous about marrying Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948). Following their February 24, 1981, engagement announcement, Diana’s whole world was turned upside down. In a flash, nineteen-year-old Diana went from part-time nanny and nursery school teacher to the future Queen of England. Two days later, she kissed freedom goodbye forever. “Shy Di” moved out of her flat at […]

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Prince Philip’s Mum Had a Habit

Posted in King George V, King George VI, PEOPLE, Prince Andrew and Princess Alice of Greece & Denmark, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of royalty, Christian Sisterhood of Martha and Mary, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth, Lord Louis Mountbatten, pictures of the British Royal Family, Prince Andrew of Greece, Prince Philip, Prince Philip's childhood, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Andrew of Greece, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth's coronation, Queen Elizabeth's wedding, the British Royal Family, the Tsar, Yad Vashem on July 1, 2010| 95 Comments »

Prince Philip of England’s upbringing was far from normal. He was born June 10, 1921, on a kitchen table on the Greek island of Corfu in a house that had no electricity, hot water, or indoor plumbing. The only son and fifth and final child of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was christened Prince […]

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John Lennon: A Saucy Fellow

Posted in Beatles, the, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged Beatlemania, British Royal Family/Nobles, John Lennon, John Lennon "rattle your jewelry", John Lennon's sense of humor, Paul McCartney, Queen Elizabeth at Beatles concert, Queen Mum at Beatles concert, Royal Variety Show in 1963, the Beatles on August 21, 2009| 6 Comments »

Beatle John Lennon (1940-1980) had a witty sense of humor. During live performances of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Lennon often changed the words to “I want to hold your gland,” because of the difficulty hearing the vocals above the noise of screaming audiences in the grip of Beatlemania. At the Royal Variety Show in 1963—in […]

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