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King George VI was born Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg Gotha 129 years ago, on December 14, 1895, to his parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, and future King George V and Queen Mary.

Prince Albert Developed A Stammer When He Was A Child

The young man was known as “His Highness Prince Albert of York.” However, his family nicknamed him “Bertie.” He was the second son and the spare, as his older brother, Edward VIII, was meant to be King.

The Prince had five siblings: Prince Edward, Prince John, Prince George, Prince Henry, and Princess Mary.

When Albert was eight, he developed a stammer and was forced to wear leg braces to correct his knocked knees. Prince Albert was an emotional child, often throwing temper tantrums and crying.

He carried his emotional nature into adulthood. When his brother Edward abdicated, and Albert found out he’d be King, he broke down...

Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin expresses his disappointment with the cancelation of My Lady Jane.

Per George R.R. Martin's personal blog, the acclaimed author discussed the cancelation of Prime Video's historical-fantasy series, My Lady Jane, which reimagined the story of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen of England. "Speaking of television shows, I have always loved alternate history and Jane Grey, Englands nine-days queen, has always fascinated me," Martin wrote. "Small wonder, then, that I really enjoyed My Lady Jane, a clever and original historical fantasy on Amazon Prime, set in an England full of witches and shapechangers, where Jane lasts more than nine days."

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Martin continued, "Meredith Glynn is one of the showrunners.

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin gives his stamp of approval to the canceled Prime Video series My Lady Jane, potentially turning the tide of a passionate but so far futile outcry by fans to renew the fantastical romance for a second season. Despite earning rave reviews upon its release in June, My Lady Jane was canceled by Prime Video in a move that many criticized as premature, sparking several petitions pushing for the show's return.

Posting to his "Not a Blog" blog yesterday evening, Martin unveiled a high opinion of My Lady Jane, praising it as a clever and original storyline despite some viewers drawing parallels to Bridgerton due to the historical nature of both shows. However, Martin highlighted the "alternate history" aspect of My Lady Jane as one of its standout characteristics, and commended showrunner Meredith Glynn for her work, revealing that he once collaborated with Glynn...

It looks like the damsel is in distress again as Prime Video has decided not to renew its historical fantasy rom-com drama series My Lady Jane for a second season. Season 1 of My Lady Jane was released with all of its episodes and little to no promotion on Prime Video on June 27, and while the streaming platform has opted not to continue the series, the fans have already started a petition to save the series.

Based on a 2016 novel of the same name by authors Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand, the reimagining of Lady Jane Grey is adapted for television by Gemma Burgess, who also serves as co-showrunner with Meredith Glynn.

My Lady Jane is set in an alternate 16th century England and it follows the story of Lady Jane Grey as she is forced to marry Lord Guildford Dudley. Lady Jane is a cousin to Edward VI,...

My Lady Jane has been thrown off the throne — for good.

Prime Video has cancelled the comedic fantasy drama, which reimagined the life of short-lived Queen of England Lady Jane Grey, TVLine has confirmed. The show’s first and only season debuted on the streamer June 27 and was well-received, but failed to rank on Nielsen’s Top 10 weekly streaming charts.

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My Lady Jane is a historical fantasy series set in 16th-century England, focusing on Lady Jane Grey and Mary Tudor, blending historical facts with YA fantasy storytelling. Based on the novel The Orphan Queen, the show features supernatural elements like shapeshifting creatures and explores themes of female empowerment and avoiding arranged marriages. While the series contains historical characters and events, it diverges from reality with the introduction of fictional Ethians and altered storylines, such as Jane Grey's escape from her loveless marriage.

New to Prime Video on June 27, 2024, My Lady Jane is a wistful historical fantasy with romantic flourishes. Set in 16th-century England, the show follows several real-life historical figures and imagines them in fancifully fictional scenarios that have a fairytale quality. Much of the drama concerns Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader), an English royal who ascended to the throne for nine days in 1553.

Although the series primarily focuses...

All you need to know about Prime Video’s My Lady Jane ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Move over Bridgerton, as another period romantic drama is coming your way! Prime Video’s My Lady Jane takes the alternate history route, telling a fictional story set in the Tudor era. The series is based on Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows’ book of the same name.

The show follows Lady Jane Grey, an English noblewoman in the 16th century, who escapes execution and lives a fulfilling life, complete with romance and adventure. Here are all the details you should have about Prime Video’s My Lady Jane, including the release date, plot, and cast.

My Lady Jane Premieres on Prime Video This June, Watch The Trailer

My Lady Jane is slated to premiere on Prime Video on Thursday, June 27th. The show will comprise eight episodes, all of which will be available simultaneously,...

Trooping the Color is the annual birthday celebration of the reigning monarch in Britain. Records show that the event has existed since the mid to late 1700s.

Queen Elizabeth Had Her First Official Birthday As Monarch In 1952

The event earned a permanent spot on the royal calendar after King George III took the throne in 1760. Trooping the Color always includes a patriotic royal salute, and the royal family observes from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

The Regimental flags of the British Army are said to be their colors, as the purpose of the colors was to help the soldiers see which men were in their troops on the battlefield.

This year, the Irish Guards displayed their flag, or “color.” Kate Middleton is Colonel in Chief of the Irish Guards. The royal family has made many memories at Trooping the Color over the years.

During the Trooping the Color in 1933, a...

The BBC and Masterpiece PBS have revealed a first look at ‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s multi-award-winning trilogy, as filming comes to a close.

The new pictures show Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell, Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole, Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell.

Eagerly awaited and years in the making, the series will trace the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from a self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a diplomat and a father,...

The long-awaited adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel “The Mirror and the Light” has wrapped.

In the first images from the production, released by the BBC and Masterpiece PBS, Kate Phillips can be seen reprising her role as King Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour, while Mark Rylance returns as the king’s chief advisor Thomas Cromwell and Damien Lewis as the king himself.

Based on the final novel in Mantel’s award-winning “Wolf Hall” trilogy, which follows the rise and fall of Cromwell, the new images come some 18 months after Mantel’s sudden death at the age of 70.

Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour in ‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’

“Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, and no private army,” reads the logline. “Navigating the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power in this brutal and bloody time,...

Queen Charlotte's children were largely absent from Bridgerton due to their focus on her matchmaking prowess. The real-life royal family had 15 children, with some dying young and others taking on key roles in history. Queen Charlotte adds comedic and fictional elements to the historical story, including scandals and hidden relationships.

Bridgerton initially mentioned Queen Charlotte’s many children - and the prequel Queen Charlotte finally reveals them - but what happened to them? Queen Charlotte is based on the real-life monarch, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lived during the Regency era in which Bridgerton is set. The Netflix series makes a great deal of her early courtship and romance with her husband, King George III, but Bridgerton conspicuously avoided telling their story.

Queen Charlotte finally introduces King George and Charlotte's children in the future-set sequences that follow Bridgerton season 2 and answers why they're missing from Bridgerton. The children simply do...

Wolf Hall is coming back and bringing Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall and Harry Melling along for the ride.

The trio are joining the cast alongside the likes of Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips and Lilit Lesser in the period drama for the BBC and Masterpiece PBS.

The six-part series is currently filming across the UK.

Succession star Walter will play Lady Margaret Pole, while Mr Turner star Spall is the Duke of Norfolk and Melling (The Queen’s Gambit) plays Thomas Wriothesley.

Mark Rylance will reprise his role as Thomas Cromwell, while Damian Lewis will return as King Henry VIII. Also returning are Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Harry Melling (Courtesy)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will trace the...

“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light,” based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, will begin filming in the United Kingdom soon, according to Masterpiece, PBS and the BBC. Oscar winner Mark Rylance is back as Thomas Cromwell, joined by Emmy winner Damian Lewis returning as King Henry VII and Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey.

Kate Phillips will also reprise her role as Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, and Lilit Lesser is Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Per the release, “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” will follow “the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time.”

“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” is directed by Peter Kominsky, adapted by Peter Straughan and produced by Lisa Osborne. The series...

Masterpiece PBS and the BBC have officially announced the second season of Wolf Hall, titled Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based the final novel of Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy. Set to begin filming soon, the series will see the return of stars Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance, who reprise their roles as King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell, respectively. The project reunites the team behind the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning first series as Peter Kominsky will direct the title adapted for television by Peter Straughan and produced by Playground and Company Pictures. Jonathan Pryce is also set to return as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips will be back as Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour, and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. More returning and new cast members will be announced at a later date. (Credit: Courtesy...

Masterpiece PBS and the BBC are set to begin production on Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, an adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy.

Mark Rylance will reprise his role as Thomas Cromwell, while Damian Lewis will return as King Henry VIII. Also returning are Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will trace the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. Further returning and new cast members will be announced at a later date.

Mantel died last year aged 70 and at that point director Peter Kosminsky said The Mirror and the Light would proceed as a...

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As a part of the royal family, Kate Middleton is no stranger to publicity. But thanks to TikTok, the Princess of Wales is currently garnering buzz for something a little more random: her "Princess Shuffle." Coined by social media users, the term describes a move Middleton made while meeting Queen Margrethe II and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark back in 2022. In a now-viral clip resurfaced by The Royal Watcher TikTok account, Middleton posed for photos with Queen Margrethe, scooting her feet closer in a quick heel-toe motion to get into frame.

Evidently, the movement was just as subtle as it was effective, since no one really noticed Middleton's strategy until now. Some commenters theorized that she might use the shuffle to avoid taking an awkward step that could end up photographed. Others just marveled at her ability to wiggle across the carpet so effortlessly - in heels,...

Citing her desire to give them more control over their lives, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has relieved four of her grandchildren of their royal titles, the royal palace revealed on Sept. 28.

"With her decision, Her Majesty The Queen wishes to create the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a much greater extent without being limited by the special considerations and duties that a formal affiliation with the Royal House of Denmark as an institution involves," the palace's statement read.

The queen originally bestowed royal titles on all of her grandchildren, per the palace's statement. As of today, Margrethe's second son Joachim's children will no longer be referred to as prince and princess and "his/her highness." This means that Nikolai, 23, and Felix, 20, whom he shares with his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, and his children with current wife Princess Marie - Henrik,...