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Books on Sunday : The other side of the coin

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Angela Kelly has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for 25 years, initially as Her Majesty's Senior Dresser and later as Her Majesty's Personal Adivsor and Curator (The Queen's Juwellery, Insignias and Wardrobe) and In-house Designer. The Queen even gave Angela her blessing to share their extraordinary bond with the world. This was written down in the book: The other side of the coin. Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra was born on 21 April 1926 as the eldest daughter of the Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.  On 6 February 1952 she became Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms. She is perhaps one of the most powerful women on earth.  My review In "the other side of the coin" tells Angela Kelly about her time as  Her Majesty's senior dresser and her other functions she had. She speaks openly about her work, which is extraordinary and she lifts a tip of the veil about who The Queen really is.  It is n

Don't disturb, because I'm watching The Crown

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The Crown season 4 On 15 November 2020, Netflix released the 4th season of The Crown.  It was on a grey, rainy Sunday, during the Lockdown in Belgium. That's why I  really wanted to get up early and to put the television on. The Crown the Series The 4th season of the series The Crown counts 10 episodes from around 1 hour per episode.  It is about the years 1977 till 1990 and includes Diana, Princess of Wales and Margaret Thatcher as well. It also includes Prince William and Prince Harry. It covers the tour in Australia of the Prince and Princess of Wales and much more. The new series of the Crown maintains a lot of drama and it showed that the lifes of royals aren't always a fairy tale.  Trailer On this Youtube  link you can see the official trailer from Netflix.  Review Although "The Crown" has a lot of fiction, I really enjoyed the series. I'm born in  1979, so  I don't remember exactely all the historical events which are shown.   With, of course, keeping