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Norman Hartnell designs for Princess Anne up for auction

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25th September 2021
Dozens of items from Sir Norman Hartnell’s archives are heading to the auction block, including designs for Princess Anne. Several sketches, press pieces, and documents from the 1960s and 1970s are going to be auctioned by Ewbank’s Auctions on 11 November. The items were given as a personal gift from the house’s last owner to the vendor. There are two different…
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Historic Scottish estate with links to Mary, Queen of Scots opens for visitors after ten-year restoration

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18th September 2021
Brucefield Estate, in Forestmill, is reopening after a ten-year restoration project. The estate was originally owned by the Stewarts of Rosyth, the family who welcomed Mary, Queen of Scots, back to Scotland.Brucefield Estate is now owned by biologist Victoria Bruce-Winkler, who inherited it from her late father in 2012. She has undertaken a ten-year conservation project that focused on…
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Scotland's most famous poet celebrated by Charles and Camilla

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10th September 2021
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been busy this week. Known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, the pair visited Burns Cottage in Alloway to celebrate the National Trust for Scotland’s 90th birthday.On Thursday, 9 September, the Duke and Duchess went to Burns Cottage, the birthplace of the famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns. They were met by Sheriff Iona…
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The Countess of Wessex Cup goes ahead under Sophie's watchful eye

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8th September 2021
The Countess of Wessex has attended her first public engagement after taking a break for the summer holidays at Balmoral, with her last public engagement in July. She attended The Countess of Wessex Cup on Tuesday, 7 September, at RAF Wittering in Peterborough. The Countess of Wessex Cup, also known informally as the Wessex Cup, is an annual competition where members from The Countess’s…
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