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The People's King
Long before Diana, King George VI took the lead in bonding with ordinary people in surprising ways
Apr 1, 2023
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On His State Visit to Britain This Week, Donald Trump Becomes Only the Second American President to Stay at Windsor Castle
When Ronald Reagan spent two nights at the ancient fortress in 1982, Queen Elizabeth II installed a shower at his request
Sep 14
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Part Two: The Candid Recollections of Princess Diana’s “Mother I Would Have Liked to Have Had”
Diana reminded Lucia Flecha de Lima of Marilyn Monroe, the princess was a “flirt” and had “a lot of sex appeal”
Sep 7
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Part One: The Candid Recollections of Princess Diana’s “Mother I Would Have Liked to Have Had”
In a series of conversations, Lucia Flecha de Lima shared observations about Diana, her family, her marriage, her friends, and the press
Aug 31
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EXCLUSIVE: The Missing Portrait of the Duke of Windsor in His Garter Robes
Private glimpses of the former King's opulent life in exile with the Duchess of Windsor
Aug 17
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PART TWO: The Good Mitford and the Very Bad Mitford, Members of Britain's Most Remarkable Family
"Outrageous," this summer's hit television series about the aristocratic Mitfords, recalled my interview with Diana Mosley
Aug 3
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PART ONE: The Good Mitford and the Very Bad Mitford, Members of Britain's Most Remarkable Family
"Outrageous," this summer's hit television series about the aristocratic Mitfords, prompted memories of my conversations with the Duchess of Devonshire…
Jul 27
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The Art of the Tour: King Charles's Traveling Painters
What's behind the new Buckingham Palace exhibition of artists who captured scenes from seventy royal tours over forty years
Jul 13
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Princess Diana and Her Mother Confessor
In her mid-eighties, Lady Elsa Bowker bonded with the thirty-two-year-old princess during her turbulent love affair with Oliver Hoare, a magnetic and…
Jul 6
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Part Three: An Insider’s View of the Royal Family
With parties at Dudley House, quiet dinners with close friends, and celebrations for her 80th and 90th birthdays, everything was going happily for the…
Jun 29
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