Palaces & Buildings

A star of Downton Abbey with royal history sells for millions of pounds

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22nd September 2015
It’s currently best known as the Dower House in Downton Abbey, the place where the waspish Dowager Countess of Grantham dispenses some of her wittiest and most withering put downs but in times past it has seen kings, queens, princes and princesses at play in its surrounds. And now Byfleet Manor in Surrey is making headlines again as it stars in a multi million pound sale. Byfleet Manor in…
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British Royals

Monarchy Rules: a look at Queen Victoria

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21st September 2015
“The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.” – Queen Victoria She is this country’s second longest-reigning Monarch, and she reigned over a grand industrial age for Britain as well as a British Empire that stretched…
King Charles III

The Prince of Wales attends a special service for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

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20th September 2015
The Prince of Wales attended the Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication at Westminster Abbey on Sunday. The Duchess of Cornwall had been scheduled to attend, but according to Clarence House, she was taking it easy after her bout with gastroenteritis. Camilla had to cancel her two most recent scheduled events as she is on the mend. In June Charles and Camilla…
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The Gloucesters

Richard III and the House of York church in need of repair, Duke of Gloucester makes appeal

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18th September 2015
The Duke of Gloucester officially launched Fotheringhay Church’s fundraising appeal this week. The historic church is in desperate need of urgent repairs. The Duke of Gloucester pictured here earlier this yea visiting The Royal School Dungannon in Northern Ireland. The church was built by Edward III, who also constructed a college as a cloister on the southern side of the church. After the…
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King Charles III

The Duchess of Cambridge visits the Anna Freud Centre

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17th September 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to the Anna Freud Centre in London on Thursday to see how the charity is accomplishing positive change in children’s and young people’s mental health care. Kate wre a houndstooth Ralph Lauren shirt dress. Photo Credit: Rebecca English/Daily Mail Located near King’s Cross, The Duchess visited the site of the planned Community Campus and its…
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