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The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. Buckingham Palace says King Charles III has accepted that it’s ...
In my mind, Mark Carney, gets an A in his role as Canada’s new prime minister. Whenever our previous “look-at-me” leader ...
An invitation to a coronation was treasured in 1838 when Queen Victoria was crowned. Now it's a treasured collector's item.
When Queen Victoria first traveled by train in 1842 she marveled at its speed and comfort, describing the journey in her ...
Queen Victoria commissioned a special pair of coaches built by the London & North Western Railway in 1869 and so began a succession of ...
Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks, 96, is one of them. The English aristocrat entered the world on April 19, 1929, in a room of the old Ritz hotel in the Spanish city. Her mother, the wealthy heiress ...
Adelaide Beeman-White crafts her own Victorian clothing, writes with dip pens, and has neighbors wondering about the "Mary ...
Opinion An open letter to Gina Rinehart, from Queen Victoria (who loved her beer) Julia Baird Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author May 22, 2024 — 7.30pm Normal text size Larger text size ...
The first of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's children, Victoria (known as Vicki to her family) was much loved and doted upon by her parents—thousands of letters between her and Queen Victoria ...
Address to Queen Victoria from Aine, a pupil at the Secundra Female Normal School at Agra. Credit: IOR/L/PJ/2/50, File 7/333 The India Office provided a translation of the address for the Palace.
Queen Victoria’s miniature post box which she used to send letters and cards during her reign 140 years ago has been unearthed and is set to fetch up to £6,000. The beautiful wooden table ...