Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child

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8th September 2014
<![CDATA[It has been announced by Kensington Palace that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child. In a statement the Palace said, “The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news.” Due to suffering from hypremesis gravidarium, the Duchess will no longer accompany Prince William on their planned engagement in Oxford today. The Duke will…
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Her Majesty The Queen and the exploding post box

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5th September 2014
<![CDATA[The year is 1952 and Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation is fast approaching. But who would have ever thought that it wouldn't be the upcoming historical event that would make the national news, but a lonely and quite boring red post box in the Inch area of Edinburgh. Well it did and for quite explosive reasons… When Her Majesty ascended the Throne back in 1952, she became…
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'Harry at 30' featuring our Deputy Editor

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3rd September 2014
<![CDATA[Last night, ITV screened a documentary taking a look back at the last three decades of Prince Harry's life, as he turns 30 later this month. It featured prominent Royal correspondents, a former Royal Protection Officer, and those who knew him well, like a soldier who he met through Walking with the Wounded, reaching the South Pole. Footage, including some lesser known videos, were…
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History

Manuscript by Mary, Queen of Scots up for sale

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31st August 2014
<![CDATA[A very rare piece of history will take centre stage at an American auction on 18th September as a manuscript that was signed by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution is being put up for sale. The document in question relates to an estate in France where one of the country's biggest and bloodiest massacres took place. More than 60 Protestant worshippers were slayed in a barn in…
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