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.
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…