Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla shares family sadness as she opens new osteoporosis centre

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26th January 2023
Queen Camilla had a a busy day visiting Bath and Lacock. One very important stop for Her Majesty was at the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s new offices in Bath. Camilla visited several different places in Bath and Lacock, and even had her rescue dogs Beth and Bluebell with her for part of her day. However, it was her visit to the Royal Osteoporosis Society that has a special…
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British RoyalsHistory

Did the battle that saw the demise of the first King Charles start earlier than first believed?

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22nd January 2023
While King Charles III has just announced plans for his coronation plans this coming May, a King Charles of the past is also back in the news again.Archaeologists in Warwickshire have uncovered evidence that points to an earlier start to the first battle of the civil war, which saw the demise of King Charles I. The first recorded battle of the English Civil War took place in August of…
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Features

The 'Windsor Beauties' take centre stage in new look at society and style

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18th January 2023
A new exhibition at Hampton Court Palace is exploring the standards of beauty around the royal court and how those can be explored in a modern context.“Permissible Beauty” opened at Hampton Court Palace last week in the Communication Gallery and Cartoon Gallery. The exhibition features the “Windsor Beauties”, a set of portraits by British artist Sir Peter Lely featuring several…
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Greece

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens - the setting for the final part of a King's story

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14th January 2023
On Tuesday, 10 January, King Constantine II died in Athens, Greece, at Hygeia Hospital at the age of 82 from stroke complications.His private funeral will be held in Athens on Monday, 16 January, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation is informally known as the Mētrópolis and is below the Acropolis in Athens. It is a Greek Orthodox…
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