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The Royal Family to attend the annual Commonwealth Observance in Westminster Abbey

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27th February 2015
Westminster Abbey will play host to The Royal Family on  Monday 9th March as Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip will attend the annual Commonwealth Observance. The Queen and Prince Philip will be joined by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall as well as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Observance is organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society and is the biggest multi-faith…
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Food for thought: An interview with food historian Marc Meltonville

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26th February 2015
A Stuart curd tart – a cross between an egg tart and a cheesecake Following my trip to Hampton Court Palace at the beginning of the month, I’ve managed to speak with Historic Royal Palace’s food historian, Marc Meltonville. Marc put together a menu that spanned 500 years when I visited the Palace, including a Georgian French onion soup, Tudor beef, and a Stuart curd tart with…
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Letter from Prince Philip reveals 'nightmare week' for Royal Family following Diana's death

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18th February 2015
A letter written by Prince Philip to his niece, Princess Margarita of Baden, has been bought at auction for £2,300. The letter details the nightmare week immediately after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The letter reveals Prince Philip’s sadness at the perceptions of the public that The Royal Family were not publicly mourning the loss of Diana, saying that her death was already…
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Preview: Reinventing The Royals - Episode One

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14th February 2015
After being postponed for broadcast earlier this year, a new date for the transmission of Reinventing The Royals has been confirmed by the BBC as the 19th February. This two-part series looks at the ways in which the Royal Family and the media have established an…
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades - 1950s

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13th February 2015
In this instalment of The Queen Mother’s life, we look at the 1950s, no doubt a sad but also memorable decade for Elizabeth. The decade started off on a high for Queen Elizabeth, as she welcomed her second grandchild in 1950: Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, a sister for Prince Charles, born in 1948. After an operation to improve his circulation, The King needed his wife and daughters…
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