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Meghan Markle's comments in praise of Ivanka Trump ruffle a few feathers

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11th December 2017
An often underappreciated bit of modern-day wisdom is that nothing you do is ever really secret, and this goes a hundredfold for celebrities and the internet. Meghan Markle, whose engagement to Prince Harry was announced just last month, has apparently just been bitten by this truth. Back in 2014, when Trump’s movement to become president was still just a wild suggestion, Markle had been…
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Christmas Trees: A Royal History

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6th December 2017
Prince Albert is generally credited with introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the work of his wife’s grandmother, Queen Charlotte. Like Prince Albert, Charlotte was born and raised in Germany, where the tradition of bringing a tree inside at…
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Who is the Duchess of Sussex?

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24th November 2017
Rachel Meghan Markle was born on 4 August 1981 in Los Angeles, California’s West Park Hospital to Doria (a therapist and social worker) and Thomas W. Markle. She is of mixed-race with her mother being African-American and her father being of Dutch and Irish descent. Meghan is the youngest of Thomas Markle’s three children and the only child of Doria. She has an older half-sister, Samantha…
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King Mohammed of Morocco declares all spas free for four days

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7th November 2017
Fancy a trip to the spa? If you were in Morocco over the weekend, you could have courtesy of the King. During a recent visit to Fez, a city within the northern regions of the Kingdom and formerly its capital, His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco undertook a tour of the spas in the neighbouring town of Moulay Yaacoub. The visit itself was largely for business, as the King was personally…
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A Life of Scandal: Ernest, Duke of Cumberland

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30th October 2017
Queen Victoria and those closest to her viewed her Uncle Cumberland with deep suspicion. Not just because he openly coveted the British throne, but because the Duke’s reputation was very black; his adult life was marked by a series of scandals and misdemeanours. Born in…
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Inside the Order of the Companions of Honour

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3rd October 2017
One of the lesser known orders awarded by Her Majesty The Queen to deserving subjects and foreign nationals is the Order of the Companions of Honour. The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order, awarded by The Queen as Sovereign of the Order. It is given to deserving individuals, who become Companions of Honour (who can then use the post-nominal letters CH) who have made significant…
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