Do please read Kathy Willis' book #GoodNature which demonstrates how nature can improve our health - a vital guide in these stressful times

It was once the Middlesex Hospital's chapel but today it's space if for quiet reflection. For his Christmas Message this year, The King has chosen @Fitzroviachapel, the first time the Sovereign’s Christmas message has been filmed outside a Royal residence since 2006.

Merry Crimbo to everyone thanks for all the support this year. Have a good one over this festive period x #art #painting #MerryChristmas

Also vital reading in this context is Fergie - Her True Story by Dr Allan Starkie, which lifts the lid on the chaotic business deals she involved herself with over several years. If they made her rich for a moment, it never lasted

An exclusive glimpse inside the fabled Villa Windsor as I and others discuss the troubled relationship between Ed VIII and Geo VI on @Channel4 'Battle of the Windsors' - fabulous footage and some startling interviews. Get it on catchup + episode 2 next Saturday @doublebandfilms

A few weeks ago I returned to the Villa Windsor in Paris, which I first visited in 1970, to talk about the rivalry between these two brother-kings. In part II next week there's an exclusive peek inside the Villa itself, about to be restored to its former glory after years of neglect under al Fayed

If you’ve not checked out @patriciatreble.bsky.social’s Royalty 101 Starter Pack, you should. There are some new additions. go.bsky.app/UpqGyUS

Let me just get this right - next year the Sovereign Grant will rise by almost 50% to £132 million. But it's the taxpayer who'll be footing the Palace £369 million refurb bill, with no contrib from the Sov Grant. Correct?
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

I provided his handle so you can check. And, are you sure it ISN'T Keanu Reeves, he could learn a lot following you ☺️

With some surprise I discover that overnight Elon Musk followed this account - joining BlueSky as @elon101.bsky.social - but I've chosen to decline his offer of friendship. May I encourage others to do the same

A portrait by Andrew Festing for the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh. It is set in Windsor Castle and was on display at Sandringham House until recently 🎨👑

It includes members of the British royal family and overseas monarchs and consorts plus other relatives

Hello St Ives 🌊

Books are like children. I give you: my firstborn, which will always have a special place in my heart even though it had a difficult doctoral birth; my unfortunate middle child, born into a pandemic and launched on zoom in my kitchen and now my youngest in whom all my hopes and dreams reside...

Here’s my Royalty 101 Starter Pack, rapidly filling with journalists, academics, and bloggers and designed to aid all royalty-inclined folk in building their feeds
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Half a lifetime ago I was in Paris, sole witness to the historic meeting between Prince Charles and that other Prince of Wales, David Windsor. I've been back to Villa Windsor, to be given an exclusive first glimpse of its five-star refurb
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Xodus is better, says the same with three fewer letters

Almost 90 years since this much-loved prince died defending his country - and still the lies, the obfuscation and the cover-ups continue. My report here - www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...

Welcoming friends old and new as I gravitate from another platform. I write novels as TP Fielden, and journalism - mostly about royalty - as Christopher Wilson. If you enjoyed my posts in another place, come on in and join the party!