Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George rests before his first official royal engagement

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8th April 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's little prince is set to attend his first official royal engagement in a few short hours, and in the most engaging company. Having spent a day of rest with his parents – to recover from their long 30-hour flight – in an undisclosed location, Prince George will hopefully be in tip top shape to meet ten new little playmates, all born…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend events commemorating World War I

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7th April 2014
<![CDATA[On Thursday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend two events during the day. The couple will participate in a wreath-laying and commemoration at The War Memorial at Seymour Square, Blenheim and a World War One Aviation Commemorative event at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. The 16-metre-high clock tower in Seymour Square was completed in 1928, and is Marlborough’s…
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A Quick Review of the Six Wives of Henry the 8th by Alison Weir

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4th April 2014
<![CDATA[ The Queen, the Lover, the Mother, the Outcast, the Victim and the Survivor; the six wives of Henry the 8th. Historian and Tudor expert Alison Weir brings to life these six remarkable women in her book titled The Six Wives of Henry the 8th. The book is divided into three main chapters. In the first, the reader is introduced to the ‘Princess from Spain’,  Catherine of…
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History

History Rewind: Windsor gems sell for record price

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3rd April 2014
<![CDATA[ On 3 April 1987 the late Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery fetched £31m ($50m) at auction in Switzerland. The sum was six times the expected figure projected the collection would garner. It was said that 1,000 bidders and 300 members of the media packed into an enormous tent constructed by Sotheby’s next to Lake Geneva for the two-day auction. Across the pond in New York…
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