by Ellee Seymour | Oct 26, 2026 | Secrets of the Road Maid
I couldn’t have imagined the launch of The Royal Maid Finds Love to be such fun. It was hugely sad that Rosa’s daughter, Jan, who told me her mother’s story as a royal maid during WWII couldn’t join me after an emergency admission to hospital,...
by Ellee Seymour | Sep 24, 2026 | Secrets of the Road Maid, Uncategorized
My research for The Royal Maids series started here, at Dowlais Library in Merthyr Tydfil where I met the highly knowledgeable historian Huw Williams. As the afternoon progressed I remember feeling so excited, soaking up with Welsh atmosphere and utterly absorbed by...
by Ellee Seymour | Apr 22, 2026 | Secrets of the Road Maid
While the King and Queen welcomed centenarians to Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday on 21 April, I couldn’t help thinking back to the Queen’s 90th birthday garden party when guests included my rosy cheeked royal maid, Rosa...
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