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Former President of Israel says Queen Elizabeth refused to admit Israelis to Buckingham Palace because she believed that "every Israeli is either a terrorist or the son of a terrorist"
Faith · Art · Monarchies · People · Saint Petersburg
"Saint Tsaritsa Alexandra Ascending to Heaven", Karl Bryullov, 1845
Clad in a golden silk gown and an ermine mantle, the picture shows Grand Duchess Alexandra (1825-1844), the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas I, a beauty and the darling of all. Alexandra Nikolayevna appears before us in an attitude of prayer, her face turned towards the divine light. This
Coming Up · Art · Monarchies · Museums · Saint Petersburg
Tomorrow the State Hermitage will open new halls of its permanent display “The Gallery of Peter the Great”, devoted to the era of the Empresses Anna Ioannovna and Elizabeth Petrovna and to the development of Russian art and culture during their reigns
The display includes paintings, jewellery, porcelain, smalt and mosaic panels, and furniture. Particular attention is paid to Mikhail Lomonosov: one of the halls will be devoted to his work and to the unique collection of smalt and mosaic panels produced at the Ust-Ruditsa factory, which Lomonosov founded. Among the
Cinema · London · Monarchies
Audrey Hepburn at the party held on her return to London after filming «Roman Holiday» in 1953
At the outset the 24-year-old Hepburn was not even considered for the part of Princess Anne in William Wyler's romantic comedy; the leading contenders were Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons. Nor, for that matter, was the 37-year-old Gregory Peck certain to land the male
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In essence, Prince Charles is one of the last bastions of English style
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King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia in Official Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
Art · Monarchies · Museums · Saint Petersburg
The "Sleeping Shepherd Boy" Vase, with Ornamental Details Featuring Balalaika and Sheaf Motifs, Presented to Empress Maria Alexandrovna, Wife of Alexander II, for Christmas 1858
After the painted original by Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov. Russia, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Factory. Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilding; bronze, chasing. Ostankino and Kuskovo Museum-Reserve. Photo from the exhibition "The Unknown Shchukin" at the Pushkin Museum
Books · London · Monarchies · Observations · Education
Queen Camilla Becomes a Doctor of Letters of the University of London
Queen Camilla of England has become a Doctor of Letters of the University of London. The doctoral robe was placed on her shoulders by the Princess Royal, Anne. True, Camilla is patron of several organisations that maintain and promote literacy, visits schools, libraries and businesses to popularise these programmes, is
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Portrait of the second Russian Empress, niece of Peter I and daughter of Ivan V, Anna Ioannovna, engraving by F. Setone
Portrait of the second Russian Empress, niece of Peter I and daughter of Ivan V, Anna Ioannovna, engraving by F. Setone. 1734
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The Taming of the Shrew
What do you think: is that really Elizabeth II writing to say that she is not dead, that Charles has packed her off to a desert island so that he might become king, and that, having no access to the royal funds, she begs me to send her three hundred
NB! · Monarchies · People · Saint Petersburg
On 17 November 1796, Catherine II died in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
On 17 November 1796, Catherine II died in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Empress was 67 years old