London - The Parnassian (Page 21)

London · Monarchies · Observations · Society · Pop Culture

Wristbands for bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth go on sale at eBay for fabulous sums, from £200 to tens of thousands of pounds

Wristbands for bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth go on sale at eBay for fabulous sums, from £200 to tens of thousands of pounds. The wristbands come in different colours, as they were issued on different days. The administration of the marketplace promised to remove all these listings, though it is

NB! · Cinema · London · Humour

No, we are not changing our name: a notice on the door of the Prince Charles Cinema, London

Archive · In the Press · London · Monarchies · Observations · Mores

The other day I wrote about the Elle piece on Elizabeth's childhood

The other day I wrote about the piece in Elle on Elizabeth's childhood. The articles by the royal family's former governess appeared in various publications in Europe and the United States and astonished the public. The Windsors were astonished too, having given no permission for the

NB! · Books · London · Monarchies

Camilla's book blog, formerly the Duchess of Cornwall Reading Room, now goes by a far shorter name: The Royal Reading Room

Camilla's book blog, formerly the Duchess of Cornwall Reading Room, now goes by a far shorter name: The Royal Reading Room. The name of the website has also been promptly changed

Books · London · Monarchies · Mores · Nature · Ethnography

The Royal Bees at Clarence House and Buckingham Palace Were Informed of the Death of Queen Elizabeth II, Their Former Mistress, and That Their New Master Is King Charles III

I wrote in my book about the tradition of telling the bees important family news and notifying them of deaths. The English have long shared their joys and sorrows with their bees, and at moments of family bereavement the hives, too, are dressed in mourning. If the little bee houses

Archive · London · Monarchies · Mores

The favourite amusement of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret was mechanical horses

The favourite amusement of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret was mechanical horses. Not, of course, that the girls had not been riding since earliest childhood, and Elizabeth simply adored all horses, both her own and those passing by their house, and the Guards' chargers too. She even said that, were

In the Press · London · Monarchies · Mores

In 1950 the French weekly Elle ran a long feature on the childhood of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, signed with the name of their governess, Marion Crawford

Marion relates how she came to meet the Duke and Duchess of York, son and daughter-in-law of King George VI, quite by chance, at the home of one of her pupils in Scotland; two weeks later the Yorks offered her the post of governess to their daughters, aged

London · Monarchies · Society

I should like to clarify that Camilla, who became Queen Consort, will after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II be styled Her Majesty The Queen

Evidently, the word "consort" is not to be pronounced; the status will be merely understood. Camilla's rank will be precisely that of Her Majesty The Queen. At the same time, she will be no more than a subject of King Charles III. All the gossip on

NB! · London · Monarchies

At the Gates of Buckingham Palace