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WW1 National Egg Collection for the Wounded
Did you know that more than 32 million eggs were dispatched overseas during WW1 to base hospitals in France and Belgium for the British wounded? The nutritional benefits of an egg were well recognised in WW1, as my research for The Royal Station Master’s Daughters led...
The Royal Station Master’s House for Sale
The turreted Royal Station Master’s House in Wolferton that features prominently in my book, The Royal Station Master’s Daughters, is up for sale! It is situated on the Sandringham estate with the royal family as neighbours, and the grandeur of the property shows the...
Shackleton, Scott and the Royal Sandringham Connection
The discovery of Endurance in its watery grave after more than 100 years would have held a special interest for the royals and Sandringham House too. For while Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship didn't survive his perilous expedition to the Antarctic in 1909, he and his men...
Wolferton Station – a Royal Favourite
With visitors to the Sandringham expected to soar this year to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, I highly recommend they take a slight detour and drive down the pretty country road that leads to Wolferton Royal Station, the only one of its kind in the country, and...
The storm that relocated Sandringham’s Norwich Gates
While Britain recovers from the battering of Storm Eunice, did you know that a ferocious gale back in 1908 led to the spectacular wrought iron Norwich Gates being moved to its present location at Sandringham House? This is the site the public gathers to leave floral...
The Queen of Hearts Celebrates Her 70 Year Reign
It’s impossible not to feel a huge thrill and sense of pride in our Queen on this historic and momentous day which marks a record breaking reign spanning seventy years. She is undoubtedly the Queen of Hearts for us in Great Britain and throughout the world. She is a...
Come peep inside the Royal Station, Wolferton
How lucky we were to have a tour around the royal retiring rooms at Wolferton Station last night. It was fabulous! Dr Jonathan Foyle, architecture historian, took viewers inside these sumptuous rooms in the latest Secrets of the Royal Palaces It's incredible to think...
The Royal’s Smuggled House Warming Gift at Sandringham
This smiling Chinese joss attracts curious glances from visitors strolling around the gardens at Sandringham House, where bookings can now be made for garden visits from next month. The story behind it is fascinating. The 17th century Buddha was bought as a house...
Pioneering Sandringham Estate Takes on Land Army Girls in 1916
The second book in my series, The Station Master’s Daughters at War, features one my lead characters becoming a land army girl. Most people associate land army girls with WW2. But did you know their origins go back to WW1? The Women’s Land Army was formed in 1917 in...