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A Never-Before-Published Diary Reveals What Life Was Like for Queen Elizabeth in WWII Annie Goldsmith Alathea Fitzalan Howard grew up alongside Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. During World War II, Howard was sent to live with her grandfather at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, where she became a close friend and confidante of the two young princesses. She spent time at Windsor Castle, befriended the King and Queen, and heard all about a young man named Prince Philip. And, during that time, Howard kept a detailed diary. © amazon.com The Windsor Diaries: My Chi...

Howard’s diary from 1940-1945 is now being released as a book, entitled The Windsor Diaries. This collection of entries reveals never-before-heard stories about Elizabeth and Margaret, bringing the young princesses’ private teenage lives into public view. Acting as both a historical document and an engaging series of vignettes, Howard’s diary entries give new insight into the British royal family. In light of the The Windsor Diaries’ release on May 4, T&C spoke with Howard’s niece, Isabella Naylor-Leyland. When Howard died in 2001, she left her diaries to Naylor-Leyland, who the...

BARNSTABLE — A driver was injured in a rollover crash on Route 6 Thursday morning. The Barnstable Fire Department received a call about the single-vehicle crash on Route 6 Eastbound between exits 68 and 72 at 8: 55 a.m., Barnstable fire Capt. Robert Cecil said. Upon arrival, crews found a pickup truck that had rolled over. The driver was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries, Cecil said.  Traffic was reduced down to one lane as the area of the crash was cleared, Cecil said.  Massachusetts State Police are investigating the cause of the crash. 

Crowning glory: monarch, politics and Parliament in an age of democracy The Queen and Prince Philip at the State Opening of Parliament 1998 17 April “The more democratic we get,” Walter Bagehot predicted in 1867, “the more we shall get to like state and show, which have ever pleased the vulgar.” The outpouring of tributes triggered by the death of the Duke of Edinburgh indicates that Bagehot was right. Universal suffrage has not, as some intellectuals expected, proved incompatible with monarchy. Nor is it only among “the vulgar,” as Bagehot referred to the wider public, that the ...

Harvey MestonGetty Images It’s common knowledge that the British royal family lives in some of the most prestigious buildings in the world, like Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace. However, the family owns a number of lesser-known residences throughout the United Kingdom. Whether they are properties still owned by the monarchy or former palaces now regulated as museums, many of these residences recall the history and lives of British royalty. From a 50,000-acre estate in Norfolk, England, to a sustainable farm in Wales, these are the 24 regal estates that the royal family has called h...