tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post8892930637301015705..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Waterloo -- making the pointLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-56733198236138373752011-10-16T18:30:35.951+01:002011-10-16T18:30:35.951+01:00Oh that is so sad Joanna.
I hope you do get a c...Oh that is so sad Joanna. <br /><br />I hope you do get a chance to see the series, it was very good and fascinating to hear the story behind the various rooms and some of the ornaments, furniture etc. It was amazing to see how they'd refurbished Windsor after the devastation of the fire.<br /><br />The programme on Holyroodhouse focussed on Queen Mary and Darnley and was also very interesting. I love programmes like this, that give people a chance to see things they might never see otherwise.Beebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358906613973814461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-2886602980139597072011-10-16T15:44:19.803+01:002011-10-16T15:44:19.803+01:00Nice to see you here, Beebs. I was on holiday when...Nice to see you here, Beebs. I was on holiday when the Fiona Bruce documentary was on. I'm hoping that it will be shown again so that I can see it. (Sadly, I live in the sticks where broadband in incredibly slow and the BBC iPlayer does not work.)<br /><br />Yes, there's a huge amount of George IV at Windsor. I didn't count, but I had the feeling there were more portraits of him than of any other monarch.<br /><br />One sad thing. In St George's Chapel Windsor, there is a marble monument to Princess Charlotte, showing her ascending to heaven with her still-born child in the arms of an angel. Just by the memorial, there's a statue of Prince Leopold, her husband. But the written material doesn't explain who he was. It just says he became King of the Belgians. I thought it was touching that he had been placed next to her and sad that most visitors won't understand why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-77796527361565535532011-10-16T15:41:59.105+01:002011-10-16T15:41:59.105+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-3472558970491446082011-10-16T09:48:59.889+01:002011-10-16T09:48:59.889+01:00I watched the documentary 'The Queen's Pal...I watched the documentary 'The Queen's Palaces' hosted by Fiona Bruce. They showed the Waterloo room when they featured Windsor Castle and it did look amazing. The show also featured some of the ornaments bought by George IV and showed how he had them further embellished if there wasn't enough gilt on them. It was fascinating.<br /><br />SNORT! The French President arriving at Waterloo station and entertained in the Waterloo room. LOLBeebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358906613973814461noreply@blogger.com