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Princess Elizabeth and the Summer of 1938

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5th July 2018
In 1938, 80 summers ago, twelve-year-old Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Margaret, looked forward excitedly to their annual holiday in Scotland during August and September. Only the recent death of their beloved maternal grandmother, the Countess of Strathmore, would mar their visit to Glamis Castle, still occupied for part of the year by their grandfather, the…
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Happy birthday Prince Philip! Here are the Duke of Edinburgh’s most famous gaffes

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10th June 2018
Royal Central have compiled together some of his most famous, yet hilarious gaffes. The list below details remarks be has made about celebrities, places and even his own family. Madonna After being told that Madonna would be performing the Die Another Day theme tune back in 2002, Prince Philip famously quipped: “Are we going to need earplugs?” Elton John Sir Elton John has long been a…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen at 92 – A look back at her remarkable life

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21st April 2018
The life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been one full of spectacular events, some that have changed the course of history. Who, at the time, would have thought that the fair-haired baby princess born in Mayfair would grow up to become the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch. Today, the Queen celebrates 92 glorious years of life surrounded by her devoted husband, her loving children…
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Who is Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau?

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17th April 2018
Prince Maurits is the son of Princess Margriet and cousin to the current King of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander. He was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968 and is eldest of four brothers born to Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven – the others being Bernhard…
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Prince Edward to become Declan Donnelly's new co-host as Ant & Dec are rebranded Dec & Ed

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1st April 2018
Royal Central has learned that The Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, is set to become the new presenting partner of TV’s Declan Donnelly. The Earl of Wessex, famed for his previous television appearances on the hugely successful It’s A Royal Knockout, will temporally stand-in for Ant McPartlin who is on leave from his presenting duties. Shows that the 54-year-old Prince…
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