Dear Ellen - Royal Europe Through the Photo Albums of Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia

Dear Ellen - Royal Europe Through the Photo Albums of Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia is now available.  After clicking on the link, look for the seller called royalwriter.  That's me.

and the book is now available through Amazon.co.uk
(BRAND NEW COPIES)

The Royal Hellenic Dynasty

Eurohistory first published The Royal Hellenic Dynasty in 2007. The book remains in print, and obtainable from Amazon.
This is a stunning book of photographs of members of three Greek royal family based on the collection of Mrs. Helen Helmis-Markesinis, which she inherited from her aunt.  Prince Michael of Greece, a family friend, helped whittle down a collection of more than 1000 photographs of members of European royal families to about 200 photos of the Greek Royal family.

This book of photographs was first published in Greece (in Greek). 

The photographs are amazing, and cover the time period from King George I and Queen Olga to the 1940s.  Many of the photographs were signed.  Some rather sweet photographs of royal children, including a newborn Princess Sophia, now Queen Sofia of Spain.

This book features family portraits, weddings, baptisms, group photographs (an absolutely gorgeous one of Princess Marina and her two sisters taken in the 1930s), and members of the Greek Royal house carrying out official duties. 

This book is a must-have for all royal collectors, as many of the photographs were published for the first time.  The price of The Royal Hellenic Dynasty is $49.95.

Favorite photos:  the bejeweled and beautiful Queen Sophie of Greece (one of my favorites: we share the same birth date) and a young Prince Philip.

Les Trois Princesses de Monaco

It is a shame that the majority of French-language books on the Monagesque Princely Family never get translated into English.  There is a market for these books.  The Prince of Monaco's mother was the American-born Grace Kelly, and his new wife is a former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock.

One of the newest books on the Monagesque princely family is Les Trois Princesses de Monaco (l'Archipel:18.95 Euros).  This book, published in paperback, focuses on the lives and relationships of the new Princess of Monaco and her sisters-in-law, Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie.

Princess Caroline has a vested interest in the succession.   Unless Charlene bears a child, the succession will pass to Caroline and her elder son, Andrea.

Lunel is a French journalist, and he offers an honest portrait of three distaff Grimaldis.

This is a refreshing look at the history and personality of Monaco as seen through the eyes of the the three Princess of Monaco.

http://www.amazon.fr/trois-princesses-Monaco-Pierre-Lunel/dp/2809804931/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333423215&sr=1-11

Dear Ellen - due out this weekend .. watch this space

I will be offering Dear Ellen for sale by the end of the week.  You will be able to order through me (Royalwriter) on Amazon.com.  I will also provide a link here and on Royal Musings, which you can click to order the book.

It is going to be a very lovely book, which is based on the photographs from the albums of the late Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia, Princess Nicholas of Greece.

The bookshop at Harewood House

A very interesting new second hand bookshop at Harewood House, near Leeds.


http://www.harewood.org/visit/eating-and-shopping/bookshop

How to watch a British DVD in the USA?

Most American and Canadian DVD players are not compatible with foreign DVDS.   The US and Canada is in Region 1 (and we use the NTSC system.)  The United Kingdom and Western Europe are Region 2 (and use PAL.)  The systems are not compatible. 

I own a Phillips DVD Player/Recorder that is all-region, code-free, and converts PAL to NTSC. 

Amazon has a nice selection of DVD players for several for sale.  Definitely worth the investment if you want to watch British and foreign DVDs at home.  But do your research first.  You won't find these players in big box stores, including Best Buy. 

New Books and DVD on the Duchess of Cambridge

This book will be published in August by Carlton Books.

Carlton Books is also the publisher for this book, which due out in April in the UK.

New books and DVDS on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and the former Kate Middleton.