The Royal Archive

Unveiling an overlooked Romanov

Hello, Royal Clubbers! It’s Millie, bringing you February’s instalment of The Royal Archive, our monthly newsletter which unearths historical royal tales with a link to the present day.

I’m especially excited to share this one with you as I got to speak to author and historian Helen Rappaport about her new book, The Rebel Romanov.

Helen has written an exciting new book about Princess Julie

We’re going to be exploring the life of Princess Juliane-Henriette-Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg (try saying that quickly!), a lesser-known royal with a fascinating story who married into the Russian imperial family almost 230 years ago, in a move that helped establish the Saxe-Coburg dynasty in Europe.

If this sounds as exciting to you as it did to me, read on for her story…