State & Ceremonial

Polish the Silver: Buckingham Palace prepares for State Banquet

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18th October 2015
As Great Britain awaits the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan, preparations are well underway at Buckingham Palace for the traditional State Banquet. The elaborate preparations for the exquisite banquet began weeks ago, and it is expected that around 150 people will be in attendance including various members of The Royal Family, officials from the UK and China…
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History

Stories of the Stuarts: The Pendle Witches

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18th October 2015
It is the most famous witch trial of the 17th century, the case of the Pendle Witches. Twelve women were accused of witchcraft, and while one died, eleven went to trial. One was tried and found guilty at York while ten of the ‘witches’ were tried at Lancaster.
History

Tales of the Tower: Anne Boleyn

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17th October 2015
Royal Central’s Halloween season begins with a story of adultery, beheadings, and ghostly apparitions. Here is Anne Boleyn’s Tale of the Tower. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, but ultimately Anne Boleyn met her fate in the Tower of London on May 19th, 1536. After several years of marriage to King Henry, in 1536 Anne Boleyn was arrested on…
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Insight

Royal Central's Halloween season: a preview

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16th October 2015
Two weeks tomorrow will be the 31st October, more popularly known as Halloween or All Hallows Eve or All Saints Eve, everyone has a different name for it. Anne Boleyn is said to haunt the Tower of London. There are many popular traditions at Halloween; trick or treating…
Princess Anne and Family

Princess Royal at the Races: Anne to visit Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse

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14th October 2015
Princess Anne will be in Wrexham on November 11th to attend a charity race day at Bangor-on-Dee racecourse in her role as President of Animal Health Trust, a veterinary research charity. The Anne, Duchess of Westminster charity is hosting the event and proceeds from the event will go to the Animal Health Trust, of which Princess Anne has been president of for 20 years. Princess Anne will visit…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's intervention in family's hereditary title feud

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14th October 2015
Her Majesty The Queen has personally intervened in a feud between two families over the inheritance of a prestigious title. Following The Queen’s intervention, for the first time, DNA evidence could be used to resolve a feud over a hereditary title. The feud was ignited when an amateur genealogist revealed that a distinguished baronet came from a different bloodline to his relatives…
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