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Why Buckingham Palace isn't The Queen's official residence

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3rd September 2013
Buckingham Palace is the most iconic symbol of the British Monarchy, but far from popular opinion, this 200-year-old building isn’t actually The Queen’s official residence, and this is why… Buckingham Palace remains only the London home of The Queen. Her Majesty’s official residence is, in fact, a few hundred yards down the Mall from Buckingham Palace at St James’s…
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Prince Charles's close friend Hugh van Cutsem dies

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3rd September 2013
A close confidant of the Prince of Wales, Hugh van Cutsem died yesterday at the age of 72. The former officer in the Household Cavalry also happened to occupy the country residence, now tipped to be for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Anmer Hall – on The…
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Garden to commemorate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Anglesey

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1st September 2013
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are due to leave Anglesey in the next month, after William finishes his secondment with the RAF, but the people of Anglesey do not want to let go of the Royal couple. The isle of Anglesey want to commemorate William and Catherine’s time on the island with a garden. Local MP Albert Owen wants to build a garden to commemorate the Duke and Duchess, honouring…
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'No flat for the Middletons' at Kensington Palace

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26th August 2013
A Palace source has confirmed that no suite of rooms is being reserved for the Middletons in four-storey Apartment 1A. photo credit: Mikepaws via photopin cc There had been speculation that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were having a “granny suite” built so as to provide added privacy and comfort for Carole Middleton when she comes to help out her daughter. The Middletons already…
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Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg

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25th August 2013
On a spring day, April 14th 1857 the last of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children was born.  The little princess’s baptism took place in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on the 16th June 1857, she wore the same baptism gown that was worn by her…
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King George II: A Change from his Father

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24th August 2013
Last week, I wrote about King George I. Click here to read about his life and reign. A bust of King George II Born George Augustus on 30 October 1683 to the future King George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, King George II was the last British Monarch to be born outside Great Britain. Like his father, he was born in Hanover, where he spent most of his young life. After his parents’ marriage…
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