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Monaco twins raise questions over country’s succession laws

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10th December 2014
<![CDATA[The Princess of Monaco gave birth to twins today at Princess Grace Hospital within the city-state. The birth, which was reported by media around the world, was quite unique by royal standards. Cases of twins being born to royals is rare, but occasions where those twins also happen to then be the heir and the spare to the throne are unheard of, certainly in recent history. The…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene of Monaco gives birth to twins

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10th December 2014
<![CDATA[Princess Charlene of Monaco has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. It was thought that the Princess would give birth close to Christmas, and the South-African former swimmer was admitted to Princess Grace hospital around lunchtime today, local time. The…
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Norfolk Noël: Christmas at Sandringham

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9th December 2014
<![CDATA[Sandringham – a massive, majestic estate – is the premier destination for the Royal Family during the Christmas holidays. Stemming from decades of tradition, from the childhood Christmases of Her Majesty, Sandringham has played host to the Royal Family's festivities for many years. With marvelous feasts, cozy afternoon walks around the grounds, and joke gifts galore…
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Features

New BBC series to delve deeper into the world of the Tudor Court

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8th December 2014
<![CDATA[To coincide with the airing of the drama series Wolf Hall and the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court Palace next year, BBC Two and BBC Four have planned to show a number of factual programmes in January in order to take audiences further into the world of the Tudor court and the lives of the people at the time. BBC Two have recreated the christening of the future Edward VI from 1537…
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Royal Central's Countdown to Christmas: Day Eight

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8th December 2014
<![CDATA[On the 8th day of December Royal Central gives to you, another door to open on our very special Royal countdown to Christmas. The year we are heading back to today saw the outbreak of the Second World War, 1939. What did The King have to say? 1939 saw the…
State & Ceremonial

Queen's guards moved behind fence over security threat

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6th December 2014
<![CDATA[Exclusive: Soldiers responsible for guarding royal residences in London have been moved away from tourists and behind fences for the first time in decades, as a result of a number of incidents involving members of the public coupled with the increased risk of terror in the last few months, Royal Central has discovered. The sentry posts outside Clarence House and St James’s…
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