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Pages from royal history: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2015
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London.Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry. Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
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Stories of the Stuarts: The New Model Army

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22nd July 2015
The Battle of Naseby was the first proper battle of the New Model Army. The New Model Army was established by the Parliamentarians in February 1645 during the height of the English Civil War. They felt that a professional army would be more successful when pitted against the…
King Charles III

A day at the beach: Charles & Camilla attend Ocean Plastics Awareness Day in Newquay

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22nd July 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended an Ocean Plastics Awareness Day to learn about the efforts of local charities at Fistral Beach in Newquay on Wednesday. [getty src=”481534056″ width=”594″ height=”424″] Participating in today’s event included Surfers Against Sewage and the Marine Conservation Society whose goal is to combat marine litter. Ocean…
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British Comedian Russell Brand slammed for equating Queen's German heritage to Nazism

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21st July 2015
British comedian Russell Brand has this week attracted significant criticism for a post on social media site Facebook in which he equated The Queen’s German heritage to Nazism. The post garnered significant attention from Brand’s 3.4m Facebook followers, many of whom were appalled by his expletive-ridden rant, taking to the comments section to express their outrage. Brand, well known…
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Stories of the Stuarts: Holdenby House

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20th July 2015
Holdenby House in Northamptonshire first came to prominence in 1583 when it was built by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Holdenby was the largest private house in Elizabethan and was built by Sir Christopher to honour his beloved…
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A brief look at the Privy Council

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19th July 2015
An engraving showing the Privy Council in 1770. It’s often forgotten that just like the Prime Minister has his body of advisers in the Cabinet, Her Majesty has her own in the form of the Privy Council. Originally descended from the Curia Regis, a group of household officials and confidants who advised the king, the Privy Council once had a place among Britain’s most powerful…
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