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“The Queen kissed me on the lips” says royal cousin
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoElla Mountbatten, a cousin of the Queen, regularly saw the monarch up close, from the intimacy of Balmoral to the ceremony of Buckingham Palace. On one...
PEOPLE Picks Our Favorite Books by and About Powerful Women
People via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoCelebrate Women's History Month with these staff picks in historical fiction, memoir and fiction by...
Historian wins £50,000 Wolfson History Prize for book about resistance movements fighting the Nazis
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoA female historian who has described the London Library as her most inspiring place has won her...
Arlington: Everything you need to know about London's 'new Le Caprice'
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoUnless you’ve been completely cut off from the outside world, by now you’ll have caught wind that...
Ian Wright, Anna Wintour and Ian McEwan among those recognised in King’s first Birthday Honours list
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoFootballer Ian Wright, fashion editor Dame Anna Wintour and author Ian McEwan are among the famous...
Novelist Ian McEwan ‘delighted’ to be made a Companion of Honour
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoBooker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan has said his literary life has been “a way of being” rather...
The real story behind Marie Antoinette
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe real story of Marie AntoinetteCaroline Dubois Before Meghan Markle, there was Marie Antoinette, another royal whose reputation was beleaguered and...
Pick of the paperbacks this summer
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhether you’re travelling abroad or planning to enjoy the balmy weather in your garden, you might be hunting for the perfect paperback. There are a...
Jared Harris: ‘The Royal family should be delighted by The Crown’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBefore we get stuck into our interview, I want to ask Jared Harris – star of Chernobyl, Mad Men and...
Today in History: August 27, Krakatoa erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2022. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with ...