The King's Ginger

Greetings on this Monday of delight. We can't believe it's been a month since the last one but it has... it's therefore time for another instalment of Fleur’s King's Ginger adventures. This time Fleur took a little trip to the provinces, funnily enough to the very place she was born - the military town of Aldershot. Come with Fleur and find out about King Edward's military connections on her latest ginger-themed aventure! To read more, visit Fleur’s Diary of a Vintage Girl blog.

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Fleur is very excited about this month's King's Ginger post, because for the first time, she has actually managed to find a descendant of someone who knew his Majesty in person. Fleur got to interview the grandson of one of the King's own warrant-holders! She also got to have a snoop about in one of London's oldest buildings, following in the footsteps of his Majesty and finding out some really interesting tidbits. So here we go, Fleur’s latest adventure for our favourite ginger-infused tipple! To read more, visit Fleur’s Diary of a Vintage Girl blog.

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Not to be morbid or anything, but this month's King's Ginger piece is Fleur’s first look at death and mourning in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. They were big business indeed! The actual customs will be covered in a later blog as they deserve a post all of their own (Queen Victoria's life-long grief being a huge part of Edward's story) but today Fleur is looking at the very interesting history of the Necropolis Railway of London. And so it begins, where everything ends...To read more, visit Fleur’s Diary of a Vintage Girl blog.

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