“Ancient Roman writing tablets suggest public officials were involved in expenses scandals 2,000 years ago.”
May 312009
Future Prince Has Surgery…
Kidney transplant for Swedish princess’s fiancé
…While His Future Wife Is Elsewhere
Royals in Greenland for climate change visit (link expired)
A Major Blunder
Palace: No invitation to queen for D-Day ceremony (link expired)
End of a Royal Era
Queen Elizabeth stops breeding corgis
Bad News for Royal Wedding Fans
I’m going to follow my own path, says Albert
As you can see, it was a week of royal surprises. For more surprising and interesting royal news, plus photos and videos, visit the Royalty.nu News page.
May 292009
National Geographic has a nice gallery of castle photos that can be set as your desktop wallpaper. I’m using the purple one, of course (photo number 11). It looks good even at 1280×1024 screen resolution.
Princess Eugenie’s fashion choices have been controversial. What do you think of the way she dresses?
(UPDATE: Sorry, the photo that accompanied this post has expired.)
May 272009
How Jennie Hodgers, an Irish immigrant to the U.S., became Union soldier Albert D.J. Cashier:
In Civil War, woman fought like a man for freedom
The book They Fought Like Demons by Deanne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook tells the stories of Hodgers/Cashier and other female Civil War soldiers.
May 262009
Revealed: the woman who terrified the British Empire
The book Sovereign, Squire & Rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh by Peter Bance is available from AbeBooks.
Publishers will be offering royal watchers an interesting assortment of new books next month, including:
Henry VIII: Man and Monarch edited by David Starkey and Susan Doran. Catalog for a British Library exhibition, with color illustrations of all 250 exhibits.
The Mistresses of Henry VIII by Kelly Hart. The king’s mistresses influenced profound changes in society and religion.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England by Ralph V. Turner. Biography that strips away myths.
God’s Wife, God’s Servant: The God’s Wife of Amun by Mariam Ayad. During the Egyptian Twenty-Third to Twenty-Sixth dynasties (c.754-525 BC), five Libyan and Nubian princesses were elevated to supreme religious authority.
The Rebel Princess by Judith Koll Healey. Novel set in 1207. Princess Alaïs, sister of King Philippe II of France, is caught up in palace intrigue.
A Secret Alchemy: A Novel by Emma Darwin. Tells the story of the Princes in the Tower through the eyes of their mother, Elizabeth Woodville; her brother; and a modern historian.
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel by Maureen Lindley. Novel about a real-life 20th century Manchu princess who spied for the Japanese.
Publication dates, as always, are subject to change. The full list of new royalty books will be published on the Royal Books page on June 1.
If I could pick only one of the above books to read, it would have to be “Henry VIII: Man and Monarch” because I’d like to see that exhibition, and the catalog is as close as I’m likely to get. Which book would YOU choose?
May 242009
National Day in Norway
Royal family celebrates national holiday (link expired)
Royal to Remain Prime Minister
Kuwait PM to stay on despite row that triggered election (link expired)
Soccer-Playing Prince of the Week
Prince Albert of Monaco in charity match (link expired)
The Royal Wii
Queen gets gold-plated Wii
Royal History in the News This Week
Louis XVI’s final testament discovered
For much more royal news, visit the Royalty.nu News page!
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