Rizzoli International Publications will publish this book in September.
Lady Pamela replaces My Years with the Queen, which I discussed here.
https://royalbooknews.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-years-with-queen-by-lady-pamela-hicks.html
Rizzoli International Publications will publish this book in September.
Lady Pamela replaces My Years with the Queen, which I discussed here.
https://royalbooknews.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-years-with-queen-by-lady-pamela-hicks.html
Belgrade, 20 March 2024 - Promotion of the new international collection of works on Serbian-Romanian relations called "New Cultural and Political Perspectives on Serbian-Romanian Relations" was held today at the Royal Palace in Belgrade, under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Alexander's Foundation for Education and Culture.
TRH Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine welcomed the guests in the home of the Royal Family of Serbia and hosted a very successful promotion of the book, published by Peter Lang, New York, and edited by Aleksandra Djuric Milovanovic, Jovana Kolundzija, Mircea Maran, Otilia Hedesan, and Cristene D'Anca.
"I do not think there is a better and more symbolic place to have this presentation and discussion, than this Palace. This is the Palace that my grandfather, King Alexander I, built as a home for his family, after his marriage with Princess Maria of Romania, later Queen Maria of Yugoslavia, my grandmother. Their matrimony started as a state marriage, very often to many European Royals of the time, but it was much more than that. Many testimonies which remain from that time, also say that when my grandparents met each other, it was love at first sight. Love that outgrows the boundaries of state interest. It also became one of the strongest bridges between the two countries and the symbol of sincere friendship between the nations of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Romania", stated His Royal Highness.
The promotion was opened by the Crown Prince, followed by the address of HE Mrs Silvia Davidoiu, Ambassador of Romania in Serbia. Speakers at the panel were: Prof. Slobodan G. Markovic, PhD, Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade and a member of the Crown Council, Aleksandra Djuric Milovanovic, PhD, Dragan Bakic, PhD, and Anemari Sorescu Marinkovic, PhD, all from the Institute for Balkan Studies of SASA, and Ionut Nistor, conf. uni. dr. from the Faculty of History, University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi.
HE the Ambassador of Romania emphasized that "friendships are like flowers, we need to cherish them". Her Excellency also reminded of the old saying, by Nicolae Iorga, that "Romania has only two true friends - the Black Sea and Serbia".
"These brotherly relations have persevered during our history, and they are equally strong today, with my grandparents' marriage remaining as a symbol of sincere friendship between Romania and Serbia. For every nation, it is important to have a true and honest friend in the international community. We should all work together so that these ties remain strong, and to be even firmer in the future. We owe it to our ancestors, but also to future generations", concluded HRH Crown Prince Alexander.
Charles Spencer's memoir, A Very Private School, has garnered attention for his honesty in discussing the sexual abuse he suffered when he was a young boy at boarding school. Spencer was recently interviewed on NBC's Today show.
https://www.today.com/video/charles-spencer-reveals-childhood-trauma-and-abuse-206107717720
The book has been published in the United States (Gallery Books) and the United Kingdom (William Collins).
Spencer is a respectable historian who has received praise for his earlier books: The Spencer Family, the White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream, Prince Rupert Blenheim: Battle for Europe, and The Killers of the King.
Charles Spencer is better known as the 9th Earl Spencer, younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He has eschewed using his title as the author of his books.
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Acclaimed royal biographer Hugo Vickers watched The Crown so you don't need to watch it!
This volume covers all six seasons of the Netflix series. Vickers writes about the errors and the inconsistencies in the episodes.
Hugo's "definitive analysis" of The Crown is available solely in a Kindle edition.
It is a "heartwarming tale of a squirrel who unexpectedly finds himself a long way from his home in the Scottish Highlands."
https://www.sirrellthesquirrel.com/
The author is Juliet Rood, who has the honor of being the last person to receive permission to marry from the Sovereign, according to the Royal Marriages Act, which was superseded by the Succession to the Crown Act.
https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2015/02/queen-approves-marriage-of-cousin-at.html
Mrs. Rood is the second of three children of the Hon. Katharine Nicolson and Captain Mark Nicolson. Katharine is the heiress presumptive to her mother, Lady Saltoun.
The illustrations were created by Saskia Robertson, a "Scotland-based artist, illustrator and calligrapher." She and Juliet Rood are childhood friends.
Robertson runs Edinburgh Letters, a design company. https://www.edinburghletters.com/
Juliet Rood is a QVD.Robert Hardman is an excellent biographer. I look forward to reading this book, which will be published in the UK (Macmillan) and in the US (Pegasus) on January 18.
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced on December 31, 2023 that she will abdicate on January 14, 2024. Her successor is her older son, Crown Prince Frederik.
There are few books on the Danish monarchy and its sovereigns. This is the only one in English about Margrethe. There is a plethora of rushed "books" on Amazon, published on December 31, 2023. Do not waste your money.