The Tudor Plot: a Cotton Malone Novella
“In a few days the building would be packed with tourists, all eager to view the royal regalia of crowns, scepters, orbs, and swords proudly displayed behind bulletproof glass. Today the crowds were absent, replaced by a small contingent of royal family members taking advantage of the first opportunity to view the newly constructed Jewel House before it was formally opened to the public.
Eleanor walked beside him, her dress a pale blue bouclé, the jacket similar with a gray velvet collar. Hats w...ere her trademark, and she’d chosen a wide-brimmed lattice straw design. Her no-frills wardrobe brought both compliments and complaints. The press praised her frugality, the fashion columnists harangued her lack of style. But no one could accuse her of extravagance.
“This is quite a spectacle,” she whispered. “It will be fine pomp and circumstance for the masses.”
During World War II her grandfather had ordered the crown jewels moved from the nearby Wakefield Tower to an underground chamber beneath the Waterloo Barracks.MoreLess
Eleanor walked beside him, her dress a pale blue bouclé, the jacket similar with a gray velvet collar. Hats w...ere her trademark, and she’d chosen a wide-brimmed lattice straw design. Her no-frills wardrobe brought both compliments and complaints. The press praised her frugality, the fashion columnists harangued her lack of style. But no one could accuse her of extravagance.
“This is quite a spectacle,” she whispered. “It will be fine pomp and circumstance for the masses.”
During World War II her grandfather had ordered the crown jewels moved from the nearby Wakefield Tower to an underground chamber beneath the Waterloo Barracks.MoreLess
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