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Doctor Who's Royal Adventures

It’s one of the biggest shows on British TV but even The Doctor needs a royal helping hand ever now and again. Doctor Who has been whirling on to our TV screens for over fifty years and in that time the travelling Time Lord, in all his incarnations, has had plenty of encounters with regal figures – and not all of them confined to the small screen. In 2013 alone, there were three…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Prince William opens a new archive centre in Cambridge

It was back to school for the Duke of Cambridge on Thursday as he returned to St John’s College, Cambridge. Prince William was affiliated to the college while he studied land management in Cambridge in 2014. And his return today was to see a  project that combines innovation with a very special part of the city’s history. The Duke of Cambridge opening the Archive Centre at the School of…
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European RoyalsSweden

A new royal baby for Sweden

Just days after celebrating a royal christening, Sweden has more royal baby news to enjoy. Prince Carl Philip and his new wife, Princess Sofia, have just announced they are expecting their first child. The baby is due in April 2016 and will be part of a mini royal baby boom…
European Royals

A landmark birthday for a king in waiting

Kings in waiting are becoming increasingly rare in Europe. Spain, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands have female first in line with the heirs in Norway and Sweden having first born daughters who will succeed them. Which is why Prince Christian of Denmark, who turns ten…
King Charles III

Camilla's campaign for victims of sexual violence

The Duchess of Cornwall has visited several centres offering support to women and men who have been the victims of sexual violence today, just hours after saying that she will strive to ‘shine a light on the violence hiding in the dark corners of our society’. Camilla’s pledge came in a piece she wrote as in the Daily Mail about her work with victims of rape and sexual violence.  And…
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European RoyalsSweden

Prince Nicholas christened in Sweden

Prince Nicolas of Sweden was christened today in an intimate ceremony attended by the Swedish Royal Family. The baby prince, the second child of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill, was baptized at the Drottngingholm Palace Church in Stockholm and afterwards his maternal grandparents, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, hosted a reception for guests. Nicolas Paul Gustaf, who was born on June…
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