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Painting by ground breaking artist rediscovered in a royal storage room

The Royal Collection Trust has just announced that a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has gone on display at Windsor Castle for the first time in almost two centuries. The announcement comes at the end of a much-needed restoration work that the painting has undergone, as it was misattributed to “French School” and left in disrepair in a Hampton Court Palace storage room. The…
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The Coronation Glove

King Charles III’s Coronation will involve many moving pieces, most of them charged with significant history, especially following His Majesty’s decision to reuse pieces from previous Coronations. One of those pieces will be the glove, also known as the…
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William At 40: his passion for the environment

Prince William’s passion for the environment may have been inspired by his grandfather and father but it has been empowered by his son. When doing a podcast with Australian actress Cate Blanchett called Climate of Change with Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy, The Duke…
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Conservation of Elephants at the heart of new Jubilee exhibition

Adding on to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Elephant Family is hosting an exhibition and putting the conservation of elephants firsthand. Seven giant egg-shaped pieces of art will be on pop-up display around Sloane Square in London’s Chelsea from 16 May to 12 June in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Elephant Family is joining forces with Clarence Court Eggs and…
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The Prince of Wales wants businesses to re-think recycling

At a meeting of business leaders, material experts and designers this week, Prince Charles urged the assembled guests to adopt the model of ‘re-use, recovery and regeneration’ and to rethink the way products are designed so as to reduce the amount of plastic waste. Charles spoke about the fact that: ‘One critical part, as I see it, of the transition towards a circular economy, particularly…
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