Sweden

A royal baby for Sweden as Crown Princess Victoria announces her second pregnancy

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4th September 2015
It’s been announced that Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is pregnant with her second child. The princess, heir to her country’s throne, is expecting her baby in March 2016. The new prince or princess will be third in line to the Swedish crown. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, seen with her husband and daughter, has announced she is expecting a second baby next March There had been…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Mint issues commemorative £20 silver coin honouring The Queen's record breaking milestone

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1st September 2015
Fewer and fewer people in Britain can remember a time when another head adorned our currency or indeed our stamps. In fact, the Royal Mint has confirmed that of the 28.9 billion coins in circulation, never have all of them carried the portrait of the same monarch. The new, limited edition, £20 coin. The Queen will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history on 9th September 2015…
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Features

All That Glitters: The Legacy of a Georgian Duchess

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1st September 2015
The year was 1774 and seventeen-year-old Lady Georgiana Spencer was a blushing bride. All of England whispered about the most advantageous marriage. Lady Georgiana’s groom was none other than the much-sought-after Duke of Devonshire, considered the most attractive bachelor…
HistoryInsight

Royal Portraiture: Propaganda Painting

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31st August 2015
Today, images of the Royal Family are everywhere. As technology advances, we can instantly retrieve images of any member of the Royal Family, both in private and outperforming their royal duties. Now, because of this, the members of the royal family can be recognized instantly. However, this was not always the case, many of the royal portraits released by monarchs of the past were not very…
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History

Stories of the Stuarts: Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart

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30th August 2015
Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart was the second child of King James II and his second wife, Mary of Modena. Born on 28th June 1692 at St-Germain-en-Laye, Louisa was referred to as The Princess Royal by her father’s supporters, the Jacobites. James Francis Edward and Louisa…
History

Stories of the Stuarts: A Stuart Christmas feast

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29th August 2015
Christmas is just that time of the year where it is perfectly acceptable to eat and drink as much as you see fit. That theory even stood during the reign of the House of Stuart, probably in a bigger sense than it does today. King Charles I and his family spent several months…
King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall to present medals to Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis

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28th August 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall begins the new royal season on 10 September honouring Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis last year. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here in 2012 at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. There she presented operational medals to Royal Navy medics upon their return operations in Afghanistan. Camilla, Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services will present…
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