Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child

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8th September 2014
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 continue to attend…
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Her Majesty The Queen and the exploding post box

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5th September 2014
When Her Majesty ascended the Throne back in 1952, she became known as ‘Queen Elizabeth II’. However, some of her subjects in Scotland considered her to be Queen Elizabeth I, considering that the original Elizabeth I had never ruled over Scotland. The fact that Her Majesty was considered their second Queen Elizabeth was somewhat unacceptable to many Scots. So let’s skip forward to 28th…
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'Harry at 30' featuring our Deputy Editor

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3rd September 2014
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 the highlight, from those moments as a child riding in a tank in Germany, to William and Harry ribbing one another over their respective ‘hair issues’…
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Manuscript by Mary, Queen of Scots up for sale

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31st August 2014
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 Wassy in North East France in 1562. The massacre sent shockwaves not just through France but throughout Europe. Mary, Queen of Scots signed the document that effectively ordered the killing of these 60…
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