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Karl Lagerfeld praises Her Majesty: “She is flawless”

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18th March 2014
<![CDATA[Iconic Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has always had rather colourful opinions when it comes to the style of celebrities, but his recent praise of The Queen has garnered much giddy vindication for royal fashion fans around the world. In a recent interview, the accomplished 78-year-old visionary with the signature white ponytail admitted to being awestruck by the 87-year-old…
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History

Prince Albert – A truly remarkable man

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15th March 2014
<![CDATA[In recent years, there seems to have been a surfeit of books and documentaries presenting a very unjust image of Prince Albert as a dour and humourless man, driven by a desire for power, and with little understanding of his children’s needs. Although this appears to be a recent phenomenon, it is in fact nothing new but rather a repetition of the misconceptions and slanders repeated…
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The Queen’s new State Coach Britannia set to enter royal service

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9th March 2014
<![CDATA[The State Coach Britannia is set to enter royal service soon, having reached the Royal Mews after years of construction, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.  The new state coach for the Royal Family, which was completed in 2010 by coachbuilder W.J. Frecklington, was originally a birthday present for The Queen’s 80th birthday. However, various delays have meant it has not yet been…
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Insight

Top 10 bizarre traditions of the British Monarchy

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26th February 2014
<![CDATA[Tradition is key to both the Monarchy and the country it is present in. It offers continuity, spectacle and a chance for structured national reflection – it is also the source of some of the most fascinating facts and as you'll see in this article, Military Ravens The Tower of London is one of the most famous places in the United Kingdom. It is also home to some of the most…
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