The life-sized playhouse gifted to Queen Elizabeth may face an uncertain future as its most recent owner the former prince Andrew has been evicted from the royal residence.
Princess Elizabeth received the miniature cottage as a gift from the people of Wales on her 6th birthday in 1932, and it was installed on the grounds of Windsor’s Royal Lodge.
Designed by Welsh craftsmen, the two-storey thatched cottage includes four 5ft-high rooms, with a working telephone, electric cooker, and a fridge inside.
With the removal of Andrew’s titles, historian Dr Elin Jones told the BBC, “it could be argued that the best place for this little cottage… might be for it to come back to Wales and go to St Fagans [National Museum] as part of the history of our country.”
“The house is an interesting expression of the loyalty felt by Welsh people towards the Royal family for centuries [but those ties are] weakening, loosening because of devolution and the current changes in society.”
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The life-size playhouse gifted to Queen Elizabeth may face an uncertain future.
Its most recent owner, the former Prince Andrew, was evicted from the royal residence where he The cottage stands.
Princess Elizabeth received the miniature house.
As a gift from the people of Wales on her sixth birthday in 1932.
And it was installed on the grounds of Windsor’s Royal Lodge.
Designed by Welsh craftsmen, the two-story thatched cottage includes 4, five-foot rooms.
Working telephone, electric cooker.
And a fridge inside.
With the removal of Andrew’s titles, though, historian Dr. Ellen Jones told the BBC.
It could be argued the best place for this little cottage might be to come back to Wales and go to St. Fagans National Museum as part of the history of our country.
The house is an interesting expression of the loyalty felt by Welsh people toward the Royal Family for centuries, but those ties are weakening, loosening due to devolution and The current changes in society.