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| The Caton sisters |
The Maryland Heiresses
When three heiresses arrived in London in 1816, they took London society by storm. Their large fortunes would enable them to overcome two little drawbacks that might bar them from achieving advantageous marriages: they were American and Catholic.
Getting Away with Murder
1941, Jocelyn Hay, Earl of Errol, was shot in Kenya. The death of the debauched jet-setter at the heart of Kenya’s Happy Valley set gave the tabloids a heyday and rumors were ripe. The murderer was never apprehended. A new book tries to pin down a new suspect.
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| Alice Countess of Janze |
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Queen of Indolence
A grueling, long, arduous, and taxing tour of ten full days tired poor Camilla before she even started on it to the extent she desperately needed to catch her breath.
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| HRH Camilla Duchess of Cornwall (left) |
Royal In-laws Aren’t Always What They Seem, Either
Royal families always seem quite remote and so completely above board. But the titles are not always as high flying as they sound. And previous history might prove to be not so Royal after all. This is the story of the parents of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth's grandmother.
Antoine De Saint Exupéry Solves the Riddle of the Lost Prince
60 years after his own death, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, author of The Little Prince, solved the riddle of the lost Hereditary Prince Alexis at Bentheim and at Steinfurt by default.
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| Alexis Prince at Bentheim and at Steinfurt |
Waterloo: The Wellies Since Then
Weidenfeld & Nicholson just published Wellington: A Journey Through My Family by Jane Wellesley. The Right Honorable Lady Jane is the daughter of the present 8th Duke of Wellington and takes the reader a bit haphazardly but amusingly through 200 years of family history and anecdotes.
The Lady is a Tramp and Not a Duchess
It seems that Prince Charles and Camilla are not a legally married couple. We all knew that Blair was a liar, but in that case, his lies might have gone a bit too far.
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| HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |
Queens Consort of England
Lisa Hilton wrote Queens Consort, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The medieval lives of England’s Queens are presented in a well researched book. As a bonus, it’s a darn good read as well.
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