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Historic Royal Palaces hosts online talk to mark new 'Royal Style in the Making' exhibition

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10th June 2021
On Wednesday 9 June, Historic Royal Palaces held an online talk in conjunction with their new exhibition, Royal Style in the Making. The talk highlighted the five garments included in the exhibition and behind the scenes and historical information about royal fashion. Co-Chief Curator for Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, hosted the talk, where curator Matthew Storey, designer David…
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Royal Fashion Icon: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

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9th June 2021
Nowadays, the phrase “royal trendsetter” brings to mind the Duchess of Cambridge and the “Duchess effect” and Queen Maxima’s bold fashion choices. However, several royals in the twentieth century have been fashion trendsetters. Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, quickly became a fashion icon in Britain upon her engagement to Prince George in 1934 and remained one for…
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The Duchess of Cornwall hails volunteers as being "the backbone" of the UK

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2nd June 2021
This week marks Volunteers’ Week in the United Kingdom. The Duchess of Cornwall took to Twitter to thank volunteers in the UK for everything they do. On Tuesday, 1 June, Camilla posted a message to volunteers everywhere on the Clarence House Twitter account. She said: “Today is the first day of Volunteers’ Week, when we celebrate those who give their time to support, help…
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Charles and Camilla visit the High Street in Clapham to celebrate the reopening of shops before enjoying a pint in the pub

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27th May 2021
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have spent the afternoon visiting Clapham Old Town. Their Royal Highnesses visited Clapham High Street to celebrate non-essential shops reopening as social distancing restrictions ease. Outside of the Omnibus Theatre, the Prince and Duchess were first introduced to Jeremy Keates, Manager of This Is Clapham and Christopher Wellbelove, Councillor…
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