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Sunshine, Sadness & Spectral Queens: Big Feelings at Hampton Court Palace

Sunshine, Sadness & Spectral Queens: Big Feelings at Hampton Court Palace

There’s something surreal about discussing Danish parenting and feeling sad in the shadow of an English royal palace said to be haunted by Catherine Howard...

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May 23, 2025
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It’s strange to talk about grief at a vast Tudor palace where Henry VIII’s fifth wife was dragged screaming through the corridors to her execution. And where, legend has it, she never quite left (if you’re looking for atmosphere, discussing generational trauma in a place where multiple beheadings have been plotted = a definite contender…)

This week, I fo…

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