Special Sub-Topic: More on the British Royal Family Authored by: vendome Sub-topic of: House of Windsor

Frogmore is a house and mausoleum in the grounds of Windsor Castle. For which of these was the mausoleum originally built?

Prince Albert. Queen Victoria built Frogmore to honor her beloved husband, Prince Albert. Never fully recovering from Albert's death, Victoria slept with Albert's nightshirt in her arms until the day she died.

Margaret McDonald holds the record for years of service to the royal family. She functions in what capacity?

the Queen's dresser. Margaret McDonald (Bobo) has been with the Queen since her childhood, and serves as the Queen's dresser. She is the only person who can tell the Queen to finish her breakfast, dress more sensibly, to wear gloves, etc. And the Queen does just as she is told.

What is St Pauls Waldenbury?

where the Queen Mother grew up. Glamis Castle in Scotland is the ancestral home of the Earls of Strathmore, the Queen Mother's family. Its fame grew when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor referred to the Queen Mother as 'that monster from Glamis'.

To what is the royal family referring when they talk about 'Grannie's Chips'?

Crown jewels. 'Grannie's Chips' are those portions of the crown jewels routinely worn by the Queen. This 'every day wear', most of it made for Queen Mary, includes a pear-shaped diamond of 92 carats and an emerald-cut diamond of 62 carats.

What do the younger royals call the Aunt Heap?

Kensington Palace. The Aunt Heap is Kensington Palace, where so many elderly aunts have spent their final days. Recent occupants include Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alice of Athalone.

The Queen's all time favorite TV show was an American action weekly series of the shoot-em-up police genre. Which one was it?

Kojak. The Queen would never miss an episode of 'Kojak', and was quite taken with its star, Telly Savalas. She made a personal request that he be invited to the State dinner given in her honor by President and Mrs. Ford in 1976.

One of these American politicians actively pursued a royal liaison for a member of his family? Who was it?

President Nixon. President Nixon made it rather obvious that he wanted a liaison between Prince Charles and his daughter, Tricia. Tricia was even designated the family's official representative at Charles' investiture as Prince of Wales. The Prince's reaction to Tricia? 'Plastic and artificial.'

In 2003, Anne, the Princess Royal, was what number in the Order of Succession to the Throne?

9. The Princess Royal was number 9 behind her brothers, Charles, Charles' two sons William and Harry, Andrew, his two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, and Edward. She became 9th upon the birth of Prince Edward's daughter.

What titles were given to Princess Margaret's children?

Viscount and Lady. Margaret's children are Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. More 'lofty' titles were not appropriate since their father is a commoner.

What is the oldest, and generally considered to be the most desirable, honor the Queen can bestow on a citizen?

Order of the Garter. Dating back to 1349, the Order of the Garter is associated with King Edward III. Recipients participate in a formal ceremony presided over by the Queen, wear elegant robes of blue velvet with plumed hats, and are honored in the Throne Room of Windsor Castle.