King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity. As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf. His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …
Read More »Deaths that rocked Royal Family before Diana’s crash, including demise of the OTHER Prince William
It is remembered as one of the most shocking events to hit the Royal Family in modern times. Yet the loss of Princess Diana in 1997 was not the first unexpected – or indeed shattering – royal death the Windsors suffered in the 20th-century. Two popular members of the family, …
Read More »Open the secret royal files – or we are no better than a banana republic…
A few weeks ago, I wrote in The Mail’s new Royal’s section about the problems I’ve had as a historian and biographer in trying to access historical royal records. Time after time, I have found myself banned from looking into even the most mundane files, including records which have been …
Read More »ANDREW LOWNIE: Why do we allow the Windsors and the government to censor royal history?
A new reign is a chance to assess the past and see how things might be done differently. Will King Charles seize the moment? I am not convinced. It is true that Charles has agreed for royal links to slavery to be probed, which might seem brave of him. This, …
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