Last updated: 16 March 2023 Each year a lot of books about castles and palaces are being published, including books about royal residences. There are guides that appear nearly every year, and are constantly being updated, and there are specialized books. Here is a selection of the books and brochures that will be published in …
Palace and castle postcards
Recently I was at my mother’s. She came up with a huge pile of postcards that she had kept over the years. She actually is a postcard addict, so I shouldn’t be surprised that there were so many. Among them were a lot of cards with palaces or castles on it. Most were actually sent …
New book – St James’s Palace
St James’s Palace – From Leper Hospital to Royal Court By: Simon Thurley, Rufus Bird and Michael Turner The first modern history of St James’s Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences In this …
Travel books by royals
In my bookcase, there are three travel books written by or in collaboration with princesses. All three are fantastic books, which I highly recommend. The books can unfortunately be a bit difficult to buy. Explore Sweden with HRH Crown Princess Victoria Johan Erséus wrote the texts for this book. The foreword is by Crown Princess …