A look at the life of Prince Charles’s once-famous old flame “Kanga” Tryon, who (like Princess Diana) died in 1997:
Royal affair killed ‘Kanga’
Oct 292008
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Oct 262008
Teenage drunks turn Charles’s dream village into nightmare hell, say residents
You can learn about Prince Charles’s views on community planning at The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment website.
Oct 252008
During her visit to India, Crown Princess of Victoria of Sweden reportedly had dinner with actor/director Aamir Khan.
Here’s Aamir Khan’s official site (he has a blog, but I don’t see any mention of Princess Victoria there, at least not yet).
Oct 242008
Catherine Zeta Jones will reportedly play Cleopatra opposite Hugh Jackman as Mark Antony in the movie musical “Cleo.” Did I mention it’s going to be in 3D?
Maybe a 3D musical about Cleopatra starring Catherine Zeta Jones is a good idea, but I don’t think so.
Lots of interesting new books about royalty are scheduled to be published next month. Here’s a sneak peek. The full list will appear on the Royalty.nu Books page on November 1. (Publication dates are subject to change.)
In Triumph’s Wake by Julia P. Gelardi. Three European royal mothers, their tragic daughters, and the price they paid for glory.
The King’s Messenger by David B. Ottaway. Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Philip II of Macedonia by Ian Worthington. Biography of Alexander the Great’s father, whose stormy relationship with his son may have ended in murder.
The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher translated and edited by Douglas Scott Brookes. The memoirs of three women from the Ottoman harem.
Aethelred II: King of the English by Ryan Lavelle. New insight into the reign of Anglo-Saxon king Aethelred the Unready.
Royal Succession in the African Kingdom of Nso’: A Study in Oral Historiography by Bongfen Chem-Langhee and Verkijika Fanso. A look at the Nso people of Cameroon.
Speaking to History: The Story of King Goujian in Twentieth-Century China by Paul A. Cohen. Why the story of King Goujian, a complex 5th century BC monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese in the 20th century.
If I could pick only one of these books to read, it would probably be the one about Philip II because I can’t resist ancient history. Which book would you read?
Oct 232008
"Pink has lashed out at our dear royal family for failing to reply to her anti-fur and hunting letters."
Oct 222008
Staff from the Sandringham Fruit Farm talk about growing apples on Queen Elizabeth’s estate.
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