Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla's Reading Room becomes a charity to help spread literacy

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25th February 2023
Queen Camilla has made a big change to her online book club. The Queen’s Reading Room is now officially a charitable organisation that will help build community around reading.The Queen’s Reading Room originally started in April 2020. The then-Duchess of Cornwall shared a list of her favourite books on Instagram to help people manage during lockdowns.There was such a positive…
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Queen Camilla

Have you nominated a Coronation Champion?

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24th February 2023
Queen Camilla has announced a new award scheme to celebrate the Coronation with the Royal Voluntary Service. The Coronation Champion Awards nominations are now open. The Queen and Dame Judy Dench have launched the Coronation Champion Awards to recognise volunteers and…
Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik takes on a monarch's duty while Queen Margrethe undergoes surgery

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23rd February 2023
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has taken on some monarchical duties while his mother was away with medical issues.Crown Prince Frederik started serving as Queen Margrethe II’s regent on Tuesday, 21 February, while she has been unable to carry out her regular duties. On Wednesday, 22 February, the Crown Prince received several ambassadors while serving as regent. Frederik…
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History

Habsburg jaw caused by intermarrying

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20th February 2023
A group of fourteen surgeons and geneticists have confirmed that the distinctive Habsburg chin in the Spanish Royal Family resulted from their inbreeding. The Habsburg dynasty dates back to the eleventh century when the Counts of Habsburg ruled areas of present-day Switzerland. Through successive generations of advancement and intermarriage with different royal families, branches of the…
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FashionQueen CamillaState & Ceremonial

The Cullinan Diamonds - the gems that will take the lead role at the Coronation of Queen Camilla

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15th February 2023
There will be several important pieces and jewels on display at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation on 6 May at Westminster Abbey. Three stones, in particular, will be on display in the Abbey when The Queen wears Queen Mary’s crown, the Cullinan Diamonds.Buckingham Palace has officially announced that Queen Mary’s crown has been removed from the Tower of London, where it is…
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