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Prince Charles walks in the footsteps of the past to preserve history for future generations

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15th December 2021
ast week the Prince of Wales visited the ruins of Abbey Cwmhir in the valley of the Clywedog brook in Wales to highlight the area’s history and the preservation work happening. Prince Charles visited the Abbey ruins to meet with local historians and community members. Since the mid-1980s, the Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust has worked hard to preserve the ruins and to promote local history…
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Duchess of Cambridge visits Fabergé Exhibition

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3rd December 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to see a new exhibition with royal ties. Catherine visited the V&A on Thursday morning to see Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, which recently opened. The exhibition includes over 200 pieces, including three Imperial Easter eggs that have never been seen in the UK before. The Moscow Kremlin Egg, which…
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Who is Japan's Princess Aiko?

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1st December 2021
Aiko, Princess Toshi, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, will reach the age of maturity on her twentieth birthday on 1 December 2022. In the following days, she will take part in specific ceremonies and will start attending public engagements with her…
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Catherine the Great is back on screen: a new season of The Great premieres

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22nd November 2021
The second season of The Great from Hulu has premiered in the United States and Canada and will be premiering in the United Kingdom on 5 December. The popular period drama is a fictional take on Catherine the Great’s early reign.  The Great was written by Tony McNamara, an Australian playwright and author, who also wrote the screenplay for the 2018 film The Favourite. The Favourite featured…
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What happened to Bavaria's monarchy?

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15th November 2021
The Bavarian Royal Family had several notable members, including King Ludwig II (The Swan King) and Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi. However, the Kingdom of Bavaria had a relatively short lifespan.  In 1805, Elector Maximilian IV Joseph elevated Bavaria from an electorate to a kingdom; he served as King of Bavaria from 1 January to 1 August 1806 when Bavaria seceded from the Holy…
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