History

Prince Henry to marry on the same date King Henry VIII executed his wife Anne Boleyn

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15th December 2017
Prince Henry of Wales, better known as Prince Harry, will marry Meghan Markle on the same date as his namesake, King Henry VIII, executed his wife, Anne Boleyn. The date is, of course, a purely incidental occurrence, but nonetheless, an amusing one to followers of history. Queen Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. She met her fate in the Tower of…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence celebrate 25 years of marriage

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12th December 2017
With the announcement of Prince Harry’s upcoming marriage to Meghan Markle and The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th wedding anniversary celebrations, it is easy for Princess Anne’s milestone to be overlooked by the media. But on Tuesday, all eyes are firmly on the Princess as she celebrates 25 years of marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. The Princess Royal’s marriage to the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George lands his first acting role as he plays a sheep in his school nativity play

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6th December 2017
Prince George has landed his first acting role as it is revealed that he played the role of a sheep in his school’s nativity play. During a visit to Salford, George’s father, the Duke of Cambridge said that he went to see George perform in the play and that it was very “funny”. The future King has been attending St Thomas’ Battersea since September and was chosen by teachers to play the…
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Meet the King of Rwanda who lives in a council house in Manchester

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3rd December 2017
In his first interview since becoming monarch last year, the exiled King of Rwanda, Yuhi VI, reveals that he would love to return to his home country one day and loves eating chips and gravy. King Yuhi, who is better known as Emmanuel Bushayija, has been living in a semi-detached house in Greater Manchester for 18 years now and became monarch of Rwanda in January following the death of his…
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