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Thousands of Prince Albert's Papers Online for the First Time

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23rd September 2021
Prince Albert’s legacy can be seen across the UK and across the Commonwealth. His name and likeness can be found in museums, towns, and geographical features. He helped to establish several different societies that still exist to this day. The Royal Collection has made over 5,000 of Prince Albert’s papers available on the Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy website.  Prince Albert…
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The Queen asked to pardon martyred Abbot of Glastonbury

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18th September 2021
The Queen is set to be asked to pardon a sixteenth-century abbot posthumously after he was hanged, drawn, and quartered on 15 November 1539. Blessed Richard Whiting, Abbot of Glastonbury, was executed for treason in the aftermath of Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. Along with Blessed John Wichter (Abbot of Colchester) and Blessed Hugh Faringdon (Abbot of Reading), they were…
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Princess Eugenie talks her love of art

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9th September 2021
Princess Eugenie has appeared on an episode of the Sky’s Inside Art to discuss her love of art and what some of the pieces in the Royal Collection mean to her. Eugenie, the daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, studied Art for her A-Levels, and then went on to study History of Art (along with English Literature and Politics) at Newcastle University, where she earned a…
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How many sapphires are there in the Imperial State Crown?

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8th September 2021
The Imperial State Crown is one of the most popular royal crowns, not only in Britain but across the globe. Given that September’s birthstone is September, it is the perfect time to look at the two historic sapphires set in the Imperial State Crown. St. Edward’s Sapphire is one of the notable sapphires in the State Crown. It is an octagonal, rose-cut sapphire and sits in the cross at…
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