Ellee Seymour, Author

My research for The Royal Maids series started here, at Dowlais Library in Merthyr Tydfil where I met the highly knowledgeable historian Huw Williams.

You can’t beat reading a physical book, and its all the more special as an author when your local bookstore stocks your titles.

I am thrilled to be taking Rosa’s story back to Merthyr Tydfil where she was born for the launch of The Royal Maid Finds Love when it is released by Penguin on Thursday 22nd October.

An era in the history of the royal station at Wolferton on the Sandringham estate has come to an end following the sad passing earlier this year of Richard Brown.

I’m honoured to be the guest speaker at the Lord’s Taverners Cambridge summer lunch on Monday, 3 August – and you are welcome to join me.

While the King and Queen welcomed centenarians to Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday on 21 April, I couldn’t help thinking back to the Queen’s 90th birthday garden party when guests included my rosy cheeked royal maid, Rosa Edwards.

Two special babies from vastly different backgrounds were born in 1926.

After months of research and writing, I can happily say that Secrets of the Road Maid is out today with my new pen name, Annie Seymour.

Harry Saward is most probably turning in his grave after Wolferton’s newest royal resident moved in under a cloak of darkness.

While the world watched in shock and disbelief as President Zelensky suffered humiliation from President Trump and VP Vance, the Ukrainian leader’s pain must have been felt strongly by King Charles who welcomed him at Sandringham House at the weekend.

It was an honour to be asked by the family of Jean Adamson to speak at her funeral yesterday.