Tomato sauce for pizza was invented in the United States, not Italy, according to an Italian food historian, and Rome’s veteran pizzaiolos were furious at the claim. Professor Alberto Grandi …
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The day Wallis Simpson lost £1.3m worth of jewelery in an absolutely mysterious heist in the Home Counties. But did the wealthy Duchess of Windsor steal her OWN jewels to get her insurance money? asks historian ALEXANDER LARMAN.
by Elijahby ElijahWallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, was frantic with worry. On 16 October 1946, Wallis and her husband, the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward VIII, had left Ednam Lodge …
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Kate and William’s Mother’s Day portrait caused a storm. But the royals have ALWAYS tweaked their photos, says historian (and professional photographer) IAN LLOYD
by Elijahby ElijahManipulating real photographs is nothing new. The official photos have been modified over the decades, to flatter the model, of course. In January 1852, Queen Victoria asked London fashion photographer …
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In touch with Nazi agents…sudden, unexpected wealth…and a mission to rescue Wallis Simpson’s favourite green SWIMSUIT from Occupied France! The tawdry reality of the Windsor’s wartime exile in the Bahamas. By historian ANDREW LOWNIE
by Elijahby ElijahOn 4 July 1940, with the possible threat of a German invasion, Winston Churchill drafted a memo to the Prime Ministers of the Dominions: ‘The Duke of Windsor’s activities on …