Thursday, February 29, 2024

The Crown Dissected by Hugo Vickers

 


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.


https://amzn.to/3UWEsYc

https://amzn.to/3V1WR5U


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Sirrell the Squirrel by Juliet Rood

Sirrell the Squirrel looks positively adorable.  According to the book's website, this is a "very special book written with the sole purpose of bringing the magic of the Scottish Highlands to life."

It is a "heartwarming tale of a squirrel who unexpectedly finds himself a long way from his home in the Scottish Highlands."

 


The book costs £14.99 (UK orders only.)  If you live outside the UK and want to order the book, please use this email: sirrellthesquirrel@gmail.com

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the last person to receive permission to marry from the Sovereign, according to the Royal Marriages Act, which was superseded by the Succession to the Crown Act.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.

Victoria - Arthur - Patricia - Alexander - Katharine - Juliet