The latest in new books about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge. I have not seen any of these books, but I bet the Royal Collection's book will be well done. Just remember if you purchase a book through one of these links or through the Amazon search boxes or Amazon store links on RBN or Royal Musings, I earn a few pennies. Seriously, a few pennies. You do not have to confine your shopping to royal books on Amazon -- just use my search boxes on my two blogs for all your Amazon purchases.
I hope to review several of these titles in the next few months.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
PALACES – The trace of a time recorded on the highest hill in Dedinje
PRESS RELEASE
HRH Crown Prince Alexander welcomed the guests and said:
“The construction of the Royal Compound in Dedinje was commissioned by my
grandfather, HM King Alexander I, in 1922, as a testament to our great nation.
Upon the return of my family to our home, twelve years ago, the gates of the
Royal Compound have been opened to the public, enabling our citizens to get to
know this unique monument of Serbian culture, priceless heritage, which in our
recent history was not fully known to our public. My family has put great efforts
into rectifying that situation. The book which is in front of you, ‘The
Palaces’, written by Zvonko Petkovic, is yet another way of bringing closer the
previously forgotten treasures of the Dedinje Palaces, their history and
architecture, as the inseparable part of our tradition and culture.”
Speeches were also delivered by Prof. Dr Zoran Avramovic,
state secretary at the Ministry of Culture and information of Serbia, Dr. Zoran
Gavric, professor at the University of Applied Arts and one of the reviewers of
the book and the author.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
EDDY & HÉLÈNE ... an impossible match
EDDY & HÉLÈNE ... an impossible match
by Prince Michael of Greece
If Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale,
‘Eddy’ to his family and friends, had lived to become king, Britain might have
had a Roman Catholic queen. He certainly hoped it would. Biographers have
dismissed Eddy’s love for Princess Hélène of Orléans as a thing of no
consequence, the passing whim of an ineffectual prince who did the monarchy a
favour by dying. But the recent discovery of a cache of original documents
relating to their romance casts a new light on the affair, showing just how much
the relationship meant to the couple themselves, and the lengths to which their
families went in searching for a settlement that would allow them to marry.
Ultimately, the religious obstacles proved too great, to the lasting sorrow of
all concerned. Echoes of the affair lingered for many years, as this collection
shows, though Eddy did not long survive the end of his hopes.
He lived long enough to contract a ‘suitable’ engagement to
a childhood friend before dying of infl uenza in the winter of 1891-1892, and
his reputation almost died with him. So little evidence was known until now of
the man he was – the man Hélène and those close to him knew – that later
generations created their own myth to fi ll the blank. But the newly-discovered
material in this book includes the letters Eddy sent to Hélène, which open a
unique window into the character of a muchmaligned prince, and suggest that his
whole biography may need to be rewritten ...
To purchase the book:
http://www.royalbooks.se/kategori/4/books.html
Books about the Cambridges
Recommended reading for the folks who write the press releases at Buckingham Palace. The children of the present Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will not be the first princes or princesses of Cambridge.
Pope-Hennssey's biography of Queen Mary is perhaps the best royal biography ever written. Includes Mary's correspondence with her aunt Augusta.
Pope-Hennssey's biography of Queen Mary is perhaps the best royal biography ever written. Includes Mary's correspondence with her aunt Augusta.
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