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The Queen's cousin becomes first member of The Royal Family to reveal he is gay

The Queen’s cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, has revealed for the first time that he is in a relationship with a man after coming out as gay. Embed from Getty Images Lord Ivar Mountbattern is pictured on the left at an event in 2014. Lord Ivar, who is the son of the 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, is the first member of the extended Royal Family to come out as gay, although he says he does…
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UK government steps in to save Queen Victoria’s Coronet from exportation

The UK government have placed a temporary export ban on Queen Victoria’s coronet in an attempt to keep it in the country. Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet is at risk of being exported from UK soil unless a buyer can be found for the £5 million piece. Designed by Prince Albert in 1840, the coronet is considered one of the most important jewels in Queen Victoria’s reign.
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Duke of Westminster died from a heart attack

The 6th Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died on Tuesday from a heart attack, the Coroner’s Office have confirmed. The billionaire landowner, who was worth £9.35 billion (c$13 billion), passed away at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire after suddenly falling ill on his Abbeystead Estate. Leading the tributes to the 64-year-old were The Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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Meet the new Duke of Westminster

It has been announced that the Duke of Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died on Tuesday at the age of 64. A question that many people have been asking is who will succeed the title of Duke of Westminster following His Grace’s untimely…
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The Duke of Westminster dies at the age of 64

The Duke of Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died today (Tuesday) at the age of 64 his estate have confirmed. The billionaire landowner, who was worth £9.35 billion (c$13 billion), passed away at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire. Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke’s only son, immediately succeeds his father to the Dukedom of Westminster. Buckingham Palace have said that…
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