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Sophie's surprise: why The Countess of Wessex is now the world's most stylish royal

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20th August 2015
As summer draws to an end, there is a new royal fashion queen in town and it’s not who you might expect. In the quiet days of August, several polls have appeared telling us who the most stylish royals are and one woman keeps floating to the top of them. The Duchess of Cambridge and Queen Letizia of Spain might have got the most headlines in recent months but both of them lose out in the summer…
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History

Stories of the Stuarts: Entertainment at the Stuart Court

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19th August 2015
The Stuart Court was a very lively place with Music and Masques being the main form of entertainment and during the reign of King Charles I and his Queen, Henrietta Maria, music, poetry, drama and painting flourished at their cultured court. The Court of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria was very cultured. Masques were the greatest of court spectacles, and combined music with dancing, poetry…
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By Royal Appointment: The Queen and her handbag

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18th August 2015
Sam Launer came to England from Czechoslovakia as a Jewish immigrant and founded the company of Launer around 1941. He brought with him an idea that is as important to the company today as it was then: leather goods should be elegant, be formed out of the best materials available and made by highly skilled craftspeople. Launer championed British, handmade goods at a time when others in the…
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On Holiday with The Queen

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17th August 2015
On Monday 10th August, Queen Elizabeth II arrived for her annual summer holiday at the Scottish retreat of Balmoral Castle. For the next two months, she will reside at this 50,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire. Originally purchased in 1852 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert…
History

The Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria

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17th August 2015
Everybody will remember the magnitude of celebrations commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. From the River Thames pageant to the concert outside Buckingham Palace and especially the extended Bank Holiday weekend. Let’s not forget though that The Queen’s great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, was also a Monarch, who celebrated 60 years on the throne, and…
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