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. 

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. 

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.