Prince & Princess of Wales

Eddie Redmayne 'felt sorry' for William playing rugby at school

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11th January 2015
Eddie Redmayne has revealed he felt sorry for The Duke of Cambridge when he played rugby at school. The pair both attended Eton College, with famous alumni including Prime Ministers David Cameron and William Gladstone, actor Hugh Laurie, author and intelligence officer Ian Fleming and tv personality Bear Grylls. Speaking to Glamour Magazine, the newly married A-Lister said that everyone wanted…
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Princess Mary's Christmas gift

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11th January 2015
For millions of people across the globe, tuning in to The Queen’s Christmas Message is a part of their Christmas tradition, and with the internet it is now much easier to view Her Majesty’s broadcast at one’s convenience. The theme of this year’s message (December…
Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne's prize pig killed in boar attack

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8th January 2015
A pig belonging to Princess Anne has been killed by a roaming boar after it got on to her Gatcombe Park estate.  It is believed that the boar had escaped from a nearby farm rather than it being a wild boar from the Forest of Dean, as originally thought. The Princess Royal told a farming conference that a boar had found its way on to her Gatcombe Estate on Tuesday and that her…
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Royal Peculiars- Queen's Chapel of the Savoy

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6th January 2015
I have often wondered what a Royal Peculiar is, as the name suggests they sound very peculiar. It’s for that reason that we begin this series on Royal Peculiars though first we must establish just what one is. A Royal Peculiar is a church that does not come under the jurisdiction of a bishop nor does it belong to a diocese, it belongs directly to the Monarch. From its origins in Anglo-Saxon…
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Palaces & Buildings

Napoleon comes to Windsor Castle

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6th January 2015
The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and defeat of Napoleon will be commemorated in 2015. The new exhibit will run through 2015, Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 – 2015. It will bring together a themed trail through the State Apartments containing an exhibition of…
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Prince George makes it into GQ's best dressed list with Prince Charles

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5th January 2015
Not even 18 months old and Prince George of Cambridge has made it into GQ magazine’s best dressed list, along with his father, The Duke of Cambridge and grandfather, The Prince of Wales.  The top spots went to actors Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch, but Prince Charles made it in seventh place, thanks to the panel of industry experts and magazine staff. GQ have said of Charles…
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