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Lucy Worsley's 'Tales from the Royal Wardrobe,' an interview with Royal Central

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2nd July 2014
<![CDATA[Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, English historian, author and TV presenter. Dr Worsley and I recently discussed her upcoming series: 'Tales From the Royal Wardrobe' which will air on BBC Four 7 July, 9pm. Firstly, thank you for once again allowing me the pleasure to discuss another one of your programmes with Royal Central. My pleasure – I’m…
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Palaces & Buildings

Preview of episode three of Majesty and Mortar: Britain’s Great Palaces

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1st July 2014
<![CDATA[In the last episode of this series, historian Dan Cruickshank takes viewers through the developments that occurred to a number of Britain’s royal palaces during the nineteenth century and twentieth century. With the widowhood of Queen Victoria, the break out of the First World War and the difficult interwar period, Britain’s palaces faced numerous threats of damage and…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George's lullaby set to take classical chart by storm

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30th June 2014
<![CDATA[Who would have thought that a lullaby could ever top the classical charts? That is exactly what may happen when music giant Sony release a charity album of Royal themed music, with the uniquely composed Lullaby for Prince George as the title track.Sony Classical expects that Prince George fever will take the album to the top of the charts with 100,000 copies estimated in sales. If…
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King Charles IIIPalaces & BuildingsPrince PhilipQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles and Camilla to visit Dumfries House

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27th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh along with The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay (as Charles and Camilla are known whilst in Scotland) are scheduled to visit Dumfries House on Wednesday, 2 July.Built between 1754 and 1759 for the 5th Earl of Dumfries, Dumfries House has remained the same for the past 250 years. The main rooms, furnishings and contents are still as they were when the…
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