particularly towards the end of the reign, when the queen’s health was deteriorating. Helena must have been distressed when Elizabeth, whose friendship and guidance she had known ever since her arrival in England,
We have been in New York babysitting for our granddaughter while her parents take a little anniversary holiday in Costa Rica. It was all planned out so that we would have a bit of a break when Sylvie went to school on weekday mornings … but you know about the saying, “when you plan...
Donald J. Drumpfis also maternally related to an ancient Viking king of the Kingdom of Norway’sIsles of Manin the Scottish Hebrides,Olaf the Black.Drumpf’sDNAmother,Mary Anne MacLeodwas part of theMacLeod Clanbelieved to have been started byOlaf’sson or grandson,Leod.[16]TheOlafsgo direc...
Ruth Deaver finds herself unstuck in time as she struggles with the intruder in her house. Over the first six episodes of this series I have constantly been distracted by the Stephen King references, but in this spellbinding instalment my focus was all o
Man 1955andThe Rocket Man 1954. But her cult/exploitation status was forged when she signed onto to work with legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, the first film takes place in Louisiana calledSwamp Women. In 1983 Beverly Garland received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She worked right ...
Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the British throne this year, becoming the first monarch in the nation’s history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Thousands of people flocked to central London for the jubilee celebrations, which began with the Queen’s birthday parade, known as ...
In 1952 the first birthday of Queen Elizabeth II as sovereign was celebrated in June (she was born on April 21). Canada had also continued to celebrate Victoria Day, moving it officially to the Monday preceding May 24 in 1952; thereafter Elizabeth’s birthday was celebrated on Victoria Day,...