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Skools out for Summer #98
Posted by Viv Wilson on 19th August 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,barons eden,hoar cross hall spa hotel,downton abbey,period drama,history,ghosts,library,Spain,Majorca,Greece,portugal,morroco,mediaeval banquets,bullfight,camels,stately home,my dad bought a mansion,holiday,summer
...to go to Greece to see all the temples but was a bit disappointed when he got there. Most of the temples were in ruins and once you’ve seen one ruin you’ve pretty much seen them all! The Acropolis was quite impressive though. I loved being abroad – the weather was so hot and the sea was always warm. Cold climes don’t suit me as I feel the cold so much so I would always be outdoors as soon as the sun was out - most of my summer holidays were spent in the gardens weeding whilst listening to Radio 1 on my little portable radio, although usually I dreaded the school holidays as it meant I was stuck at home for six weeks, rarely seeing my friends....
Skools out for summer! #12
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st September 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Europe,Spain,Portugal,Library,streaker,Caves of Drach,Radio 1,ghost
...to go to Greece to see all the temples but was a bit disappointed when he got there. Most of the temples were in ruins and once you’ve seen one ruin you’ve pretty much seen them all! The Acropolis was quite impressive though. I loved being abroad – the weather was so hot and the sea was always warm. Cold climes don’t seem to suit me and I would always be outdoors as soon as the sun was out - most of my summer holidays were spent in the gardens weeding whilst listening to Radio 1 on my little portable radio, although usually I dreaded the school holidays as it meant I was stuck at home for six weeks, rarely leaving the place.
Because of the success of t...
Queen Alexandra - my family #50
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th April 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,hoar cross hall spa,Meynell,Queen Alexandra,Queen Mary,King of Denmark,King charles,Coronation,King George V,King Edward VII,Downton Abbey,The Crown,Royal Family,queen victoria,Sandringham,Queen elizabeth,Balmoral
...gios I of Greece) Dagmar, Thyra and Valdemar.
At the tender age of sixteen Alexandra was chosen to be the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the son and heir of Queen Victoria. They married eighteen months later in 1863 and she seems to have been popular amongst the ladies of Britain, who copied her style of dress. Her title was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901 when the Queen died, the longest that anyone has ever held that title.
Together she and her husband had six children although the sixth child, Alexander, sadly died within a day of being born. Their eldest child Albert was the heir to the throne but he too died at age 28 during a flu pand...Queen Alexandra - my family #51
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th April 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,meynell ingram,queen elizabeth,queen alexandra,Queen Mary,Royal family,King charles,King George VI,Coronation,Balmoral,Sandringham,The Crown,downton abbey,Museum of Palaiopolos - Mon Repos,Emperor of Russia
...e King of Greece; it was also the birthplace of Prince Philip, who was born on the dining room table!
Since 2001 it has housed the 'Museum of Palaiopolos – Mon Repos' and lies in the forest of Palaiopolos south of Corfu City.
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