“There will soon be only five Kings left — the Kings of England, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, and Clubs” — King Farouk to Lord Boyd-Orr in Cairo, 1951. Monarchy in Britain, as King Farouk’s quip suggests ...
Queen Elizabeth II had an unusual Kansas connection. The British monarch, who died Thursday at age 96, hadn't expected to become queen. But her uncle, King Edward VIII, cleared the way for that to ...
This week marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in modern Mardi Gras history: when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor came to Carnival. Their visit to New Orleans made ...