Prince & Princess of Wales

The jewellery link between the Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother

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12th November 2023
Several members of the Royal Family attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall and The Princess of Wales debuted a brooch with strong connections to the Queen Mother.  The Princess wore one of Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite necklaces, a three-strand pearl necklace that she inherited upon the late Queen’s death in September 2022, as well as the Bahrain Pearl Drop…
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History

King George V and the Cenotaph

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10th November 2023
The Cenotaph in Whitehall is one of the most recognisable war memorials in the world and King George V played a significant role in its unveiling in 1920. In 1919, Sir Edwin Lutyens designed a temporary wood and plaster monument to mark those who had died in the Great…
Norway

Business and the environment top agenda for Crown Prince of Norway on German visit

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10th November 2023
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has begun a four-day visit to Germany. There are several key items of focus for the visit, including Norwegian literature and defence industries.  The Crown Prince began his visit in Munich. He attended the opening of the Norwegian-German Business Summit and gave a speech to open the conference. The conference’s primary focus is on the cooperation between Norway…
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Princess Anne and Family

The poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth II from Princess Anne

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4th November 2023
The Princess Royal has worn one of her late mother’s favourite cloaks to a London event and it’s become one of this year’s royal style statements.   Princess Anne wore her mother’s Admiral’s Cloak to attend a Choral Evensong at Temple Church, a royal peculiar in London. (A royal peculiar is a church that directly reports to the monarch rather than to the Anglican Church…
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Spain

What is the Order of the Golden Fleece?

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31st October 2023
While the Princess of Asturias may only be 18-years-old, she was admitted to one of the oldest chivalric orders at only ten. She is the newest member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.  The Order of the Golden Fleece was founded in 1430 by the Duke of Burgundy, Philip…
History

What is the curse of King Tut's tomb?

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29th October 2023
In the ancient world, many cultures invoked different forms of magic to protect their dead from those still in the physical world. In ancient Egypt, this included placing a curse on the mummy. One of the most famous instances of this was the curse placed on King Tutankhamun’s mummy and the events that followed the opening of his tomb. In ancient Egypt, families would have curses…
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