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My family history is very disappointing. People often ask me if I am related to the Duchess of Kent, who was born a Worsley, and I have to watch their faces fall when I say no. Nor am I related – and I am truly sad about this – to the Georgian “naughty” Lady Worsley, who had an epic divorce case.
Has Lucy Worsley met the Queen?
Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity without funding from the royal family or the government. But I have met the Queen, she comes to open projects, and she is always very interested.
The daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Bt, she married the Duke of Kent in 1961. They have three children.
What does Lucy Worsley do?
Historian
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Lucy Worsley/Professions
Lucy Worsley is an architectural and social historian, writer and Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces. She specialises in Tudors to the present day.
Why does Lucy Worsley always wear gloves?
I have many pairs of long gloves because my wrists get cold as I also like coats with short sleeves – what Jackie O would have called bracelet-length sleeves. They have appeared in numerous television programmes.
Does Lucy Worsley have extra fingers?
To my slight disappointment, Lucy is not dressed as a Georgian lady or a Victorian housemaid, nor is she sporting the full Anne Boleyn costume complete with warts and an extra finger that she wore on her recent BBC Four show Royal History’s Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsley. Instead, she’s a picture of 21st-century chic.
What does Worsley mean?
English: habitational name from either of two places called Worsley, in Lancashire and Worcestershire. The first element of the latter is probably from the genitive case of Old English weorf ‘draft cattle’ (a collective noun).
Is Lucy Worsley still married?
History expert Lucy has been married to her husband Mark Hines since 2011. However, the couple do not have any children, with Lucy previously saying: “Whether or not I choose to have children shouldn’t be a big deal and it’s no one else’s business.
Does Lucy Worsley have an Instagram account?
Lucy Worsley (@lucy_worsley) • Instagram photos and videos.
Where is the name Worsley from?
Lancashire
English: habitational name from either of two places called Worsley, in Lancashire and Worcestershire.
Is Worsley a town?
Worsley (/ˈwɔːrzli/) is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, which in 2014 had a population of 10,090. It lies along Worsley Brook, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) west of Manchester. Worsley Delph is a scheduled monument and a significant part of the town’s historic centre is now a conservation area.
Is Lucy Worsley married?
Mark Hinesm. 2011
Lucy Worsley/Spouse
Personal life. Worsley lives in Southwark by the River Thames in south London with her husband, architect Mark Hines, whom she married in November 2011.