Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women and the Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk Page A
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it only applies to the descendants of Charles, Prince of Wales. As such, should the current Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a daughter, followed by a son, their daughter would become heiress and eventually queen regnant.
65. Queen Mary to King George VI, March 6, 1944, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11, in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 579.
66. “The Queen and Prince Philip,” Hello! Canada , no. 217 (May 16, 2011), p. 112.
67. Brandreth, Philip and Elizabeth , p. 104.
68. Bradford, George VI , p. 560.
69. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 407.
70. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 52.
71. Princess Elizabeth to May Elphinstone, November 18, 1948, RA QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE, in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 637.
72. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 617.
73. US Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States of America , 1952–1954 (Washington DC: GPO), vol. 10, p. 280. Acheson did not actually write his note regarding British solvency until November 1951, well after India’s independence. At the time, Acheson was describing Britain’s foreign policy toward its former imperial territories and protectorates in the Middle East, specifically Iran. The sentiment describing the end of the British imperial era is still appropriate.
74. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 59.
75. Bradford, George VI , p. 525.
76. Farquhar, Behind the Palace Doors , p. 297.
77. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 651.
78. Diary entry of Queen Mary, February 6, 1952, in Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 654.
79. Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth, February 7, 1952, in RA QEQM/PRIV/RF, the Royal Archives, quoted in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 655.
80. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 620.
81. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 414.
82. Brandreth, Philip and Elizabeth , p. 216.
83. Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth, February 7, 1952, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF, the Royal Archives, quoted in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 656.
84. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 56.
85. Channon, Chips , p. 464.
86. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 415.
87. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 676.
88. Ottawa Citizen , March 23, 1953.
89. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 241.
90. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 676.
30: The Last Empress
1. Letter of Empress Zita, May 6, 1941, Habsburg Family Archives, Cassette No. 23, File 861 in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 284.
2. The Earl of Athlone was the former Prince Alexander (“Alge”) of Teck, Queen Mary’s brother. Along with many other members of the British royal family, Alge renounced his German titles in 1917 and adopted the surname Cambridge along with the title Earl of Athlone. He married George V’s cousin Princess Alice of Albany in 1904.
3. Princess Alice of Albany, For My Grandchildren: Some Reminiscences of H.R.H. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (London: Evans Brothers, 1966), p. 257.
4. Thomas, “Empress Zita,” The Catholic Counter-Reformation , p. 6.
5. Dr. Otto von Habsburg to Gordon Brook-Shepherd, November 1, 2000, in Uncrowned Emperor , Brook-Shepherd, p. 178.
6. Archduke Otto to Queen Mary, undated, January 1951, RA GV/CC 45 No. 1708, the Royal Archives, quoted in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 315.
7. Felix married Princess Anna-Eugénie of Arenberg in 1952; Rudolf married twice, first to the Russian noblewoman Countess Xenia Besobrasova in 1953 (she died in 1968), and later to Princess Anna von Wrede on 1971; Robert married Princess Margharita of Savoy-Aosta in 1953; and Charlotte married Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, in 1956. Zita’s eldest daughter, Archduchess Adelheid, never married.
8. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 315.
9. Empress Zita to Gordon Brook-Shepherd, June 28, 1982, in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 322.
10. Glasgow Herald , May 15, 1982.
11. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 322.
12. Thomas, “Empress Zita,” The Catholic Counter-Reformation , p. 1.
13. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 323.
14. Ibid., p. 326.
15. Ibid., p. 327.
16. Dr. Otto von Habsburg to Gordon
65. Queen Mary to King George VI, March 6, 1944, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11, in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 579.
66. “The Queen and Prince Philip,” Hello! Canada , no. 217 (May 16, 2011), p. 112.
67. Brandreth, Philip and Elizabeth , p. 104.
68. Bradford, George VI , p. 560.
69. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 407.
70. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 52.
71. Princess Elizabeth to May Elphinstone, November 18, 1948, RA QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE, in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 637.
72. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 617.
73. US Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States of America , 1952–1954 (Washington DC: GPO), vol. 10, p. 280. Acheson did not actually write his note regarding British solvency until November 1951, well after India’s independence. At the time, Acheson was describing Britain’s foreign policy toward its former imperial territories and protectorates in the Middle East, specifically Iran. The sentiment describing the end of the British imperial era is still appropriate.
74. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 59.
75. Bradford, George VI , p. 525.
76. Farquhar, Behind the Palace Doors , p. 297.
77. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 651.
78. Diary entry of Queen Mary, February 6, 1952, in Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 654.
79. Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth, February 7, 1952, in RA QEQM/PRIV/RF, the Royal Archives, quoted in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 655.
80. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 620.
81. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 414.
82. Brandreth, Philip and Elizabeth , p. 216.
83. Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth, February 7, 1952, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF, the Royal Archives, quoted in Queen Elizabeth , Shawcross, p. 656.
84. Anderson, “The Royals,” p. 56.
85. Channon, Chips , p. 464.
86. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 415.
87. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 676.
88. Ottawa Citizen , March 23, 1953.
89. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 241.
90. Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth , p. 676.
30: The Last Empress
1. Letter of Empress Zita, May 6, 1941, Habsburg Family Archives, Cassette No. 23, File 861 in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 284.
2. The Earl of Athlone was the former Prince Alexander (“Alge”) of Teck, Queen Mary’s brother. Along with many other members of the British royal family, Alge renounced his German titles in 1917 and adopted the surname Cambridge along with the title Earl of Athlone. He married George V’s cousin Princess Alice of Albany in 1904.
3. Princess Alice of Albany, For My Grandchildren: Some Reminiscences of H.R.H. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (London: Evans Brothers, 1966), p. 257.
4. Thomas, “Empress Zita,” The Catholic Counter-Reformation , p. 6.
5. Dr. Otto von Habsburg to Gordon Brook-Shepherd, November 1, 2000, in Uncrowned Emperor , Brook-Shepherd, p. 178.
6. Archduke Otto to Queen Mary, undated, January 1951, RA GV/CC 45 No. 1708, the Royal Archives, quoted in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 315.
7. Felix married Princess Anna-Eugénie of Arenberg in 1952; Rudolf married twice, first to the Russian noblewoman Countess Xenia Besobrasova in 1953 (she died in 1968), and later to Princess Anna von Wrede on 1971; Robert married Princess Margharita of Savoy-Aosta in 1953; and Charlotte married Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, in 1956. Zita’s eldest daughter, Archduchess Adelheid, never married.
8. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 315.
9. Empress Zita to Gordon Brook-Shepherd, June 28, 1982, in The Last Empress , Brook-Shepherd, p. 322.
10. Glasgow Herald , May 15, 1982.
11. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 322.
12. Thomas, “Empress Zita,” The Catholic Counter-Reformation , p. 1.
13. Brook-Shepherd, The Last Empress , p. 323.
14. Ibid., p. 326.
15. Ibid., p. 327.
16. Dr. Otto von Habsburg to Gordon
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