British Royals

The time The Queen Mother went missing during an official engagement

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30th March 2021
A long-serving Derbyshire police officer’s family have revealed some fascinating anecdotes about his service in the force, including the day that Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited the county and ended up going missing.Ian Parker served in the police force for more than three decades and shortly after the 88-year-old recently passed away, details of his encounter with The Queen Mother…
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The Sussexes

Will Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor ever be a prince?

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8th March 2021
Oprah Winfrey’s highly anticipated interview is set to restart discussion about Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal status.While there was a lot of pomp and ceremony around the birth of Archie’s older cousins – Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – there was also a lot less confusion. It was made clear before birth that they would all be styled His/Her…
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The Sussexes

Why is Prince Harry's Irish title so controversial?

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3rd February 2021
Prince Harry is best known as the Duke of Sussex – a title granted to him by The Queen in May 2018 upon his marriage to Meghan Markle. A lesser known title also bestowed upon him was Baron Kilkeel – a subsidiary peerage which the prince can use when he visits Northern Ireland.However, when it was announced that Harry would become the Baron Kilkeel, it caused controversy on the…
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History

How did Queen Mary become known as ‘Bloody Mary’?

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28th November 2020
While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out, he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very frail and sickly boy of nine, and in just six short years he succumbed to his illness, bringing his reign to an end and leaving the throne unoccupied once…
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