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By Ruth A Symes [A version of this article was first published in Family Tree Magazine in 2018] Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Civilians celebrating the end of World War One by climbing on a captured German 10cm Kanone 17 field artillery gun exhibited in Waterloo Place, London,... Continue Reading →
by Ruth A. Symes [This article was first published in Scots Heritage Magazine in 2016] Balmoral in earlier days, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Balmoral in 1848 after spending a happy holiday in the Highlands. In 1853, the original house (believed to date from the 13th century) was knocked down and a new, larger... Continue Reading →
by Ruth A. Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Franz Winterhalter, Queen Victoria wearing a floral crown of orange blossom (1847). Via Wikimedia Commons [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK in 2011] Kate Middleton's wedding bouquet follows royal tradition by including a sprig of... Continue Reading →
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