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Prince Charles becomes 'oldest future king in history'

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19th September 2013
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially became the oldest male heir in British history today, surpassing the record of King William IV who acceded to the throne in 1830 after his brother, George IV died without any children.Prince Charles already holds the records for being the oldest and third longest serving Prince of Wales (since it became the title of the heir apparent) and also…
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Duke of Cambridge attends Norfolk wedding without the Duchess

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15th September 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge opted to spend time with Prince George and pop in to Peter Jones in London to perhaps pick up a few bits for her little prince as her husband attended the wedding of James Mead and Lady Laura Marsham in Norfolk. The Duke, Prince Harry and the Duchess’ sister Pippa Middleton, were in attendance at the Church of St Nicholas in Gayton. Rumours were abound that the…
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Proud Uncle Harry catches Prince George’s first smile

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14th September 2013
This past Wednesday evening at the WellChild Awards, Prince Harry was beaming with pride. Speaking with the children who were recipients of the WellChild Awards, Prince Harry boasted of how he finally saw his nephew, Prince George smile for the first time. Speaking with nominee Nikki Christou, a nine year old from North London, Prince Harry seemed rather delighted when she revealed that she…
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Tudor Historian Leanda de Lisle talks to Royal Central

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13th September 2013
Leanda de Lisle is a very in demand author at the moment – not only does she write for BBC History Magazine, History Today, The Literary Review and the Spectator, as well as national newspapers, her latest book Tudor: The Family Story has just been released and by…
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Slice of Her Majesty’s wedding cake auctioned at Christie’s

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13th September 2013
What would one pay for a piece (literally) of royal history? This past week a piece of Her Majesty’s wedding cake was sold at auction for £1,750 complete in its original case dated 20 November 1947. Previously, the 66 year old slice had been donated to the Princess Alice Hospice in Surrey and before that, it belonged to one of the guards of honour who attended the royal wedding. The cake…
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