This is unexpected!!
30.10.2023 - 11:39 / ok.co.uk
There are many shocking and strange stories that have been reported from each royal residence, whether that is Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or Kensington Palace. But one of the most unique took place at Sandringham House in 2000 and was revealed in the diaries of the late society columnist Kenneth Rose when they were published after his death.
He claimed that a "little service" was held in one of the downstairs bedrooms at the 18th Century mansion after members of staff reported paranormal experiences.
The service was conducted by a pastor in the presence of the late Queen, the Queen Mother and Lady-in-Waiting, Prue Penn. Sandringham House stands on a 20,000 acre estate in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is where the Royal Family traditionally spend Christmas.
Much of the house's history is punctuated by ghostly sightings and strange events - one of which will certainly shock you. Members of staff at Sandringham reportedly became scared of one room in the vast house after a number of nerve-wracking experiences in there.
The room in question was where the late Queen's father, King George VI, lived before his death in 1952 and was said to be so haunted that staff made it known they didn't want to work in there.
The incredible story of the service was revealed by Kenneth Rose in The Daily Mail. He wrote: "Prue Penn [the Queen Mother’s lady-in-waiting] tells me that at Sandringham in the summer, the Queen invited her to attend a little service in one of its rooms conducted by the local parson.
The only other person present was the Queen Mother.
This is unexpected!!
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