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Lucy Worsley's 'Tales from the Royal Wardrobe,' an interview with Royal Central

<![CDATA[Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, English historian, author and TV presenter. Dr Worsley and I recently discussed her upcoming series: 'Tales From the Royal Wardrobe' which will air on BBC Four 7 July, 9pm. Firstly, thank you for once again allowing me the pleasure to discuss another one of your programmes with Royal Central. My pleasure – I’m…
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The Queen honours World War I volunteers

<![CDATA[The Queen honoured First World War volunteers today, on the 100th anniversary of the assassination which helped spark the conflict. Her Majesty was joined by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Earl of Wessex, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra for the solemn drumhead service at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. The ceremony included a march by reservists accompanied by the…
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The Queen and Prince Philip visit the gaol and Game of Thrones

<![CDATA[The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh had a full schedule on Tuesday during their visit to Northern Ireland. The Royal couple first stopped at Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast. On 31 March 1996 the Governor of Belfast's Crumlin Road Gaol walked out of the fortified prison slamming its gates shut for the final time. The closing ended a 150-year history of imprisonment, conflict and…
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Queen and Prince Philip set for 21st visit to Northern Ireland

<![CDATA[The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will visit Northern Ireland from Monday 23rd June to Wednesday 25th June 2014. Monday 23rd June 2014 On Monday, The Queen and Prince Philip will arrive at George Best Belfast City Airport. The first engagement of the day will see The Queen arrive at Hillsborough Castle and will have an Audience with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, First…
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