Prince & Princess of Wales

Kate visits Ben Ainslie Racing and the 1851 Trust

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13th February 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge had a day in Portsmouth on Thursday as she paid a visit to Ben Ainslie Racing and the 1851 Trust. The Duchess has just returned from a two week family holiday on the Caribbean island of Mustique. The purpose of Kate’s visit to Portsmouth was to help Sir Ben Ainslie promote his attempts to get more young people in to the sailing and marine industry. Ben Ainslie Racing…
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Features

Behind the scenes of The Tudor Court - The locations of Wolf Hall

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12th February 2015
Although we may be just over halfway through the BBC’s sumptuous television adaption of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, the reviews and public responses have already hailed it a masterpiece of television, and the viewing numbers from the live broadcasts and online replays have made the series the most popular BBC period drama in ten years. The scale of re-creating Henry VIII’s…
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Palaces & Buildings

Banqueting House to Go 'Under Wraps'

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11th February 2015
Banqueting House will soon have a new look. The major conservation project will soon be underway, with the property covered top to bottom in a wrap ‘telling’ passerby the unique history of this remarkable building. Built in 1619 by Inigo Jones for James 1…
History

Queen Victoria's Treasure: The bullet which killed Lord Nelson

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10th February 2015
In a cabinet outside The Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle sits one of the smallest pieces of history. Once belonging to Queen Victoria and no bigger than a 5p piece, the article in question was deadly. Now, the bullet which killed Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson is set is take visitors by storm at an exhibition marking the launch of his flagship war vessel, HMS Victory. On the 21st October…
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