Features

The much maligned royal mistress who made a fortune but died penniless

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8th November 2022
I’ve always felt rather sorry for the mistress known as Mrs Jordan. For two decades, she lived alongside the third son of King George III. Her partner is known to history as King William IV but for their duration of their relationship he was the somewhat dodgy Duke of Clarence who had champagne taste and no money, purely because he had spent everything he’d been given. Dorothea Jordan was…
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The first royal Letizia

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6th November 2022
On November 6th 2003, the then heir to the throne of Spain and his new fiancee met the press for the first time. In the intervening years, the now Queen Letizia has made her mark on the royal scene. And her name counts as one of the more unusual among royalty. But the Queen of Spain isn’t the first Letizia on the regal scene. Two hundred years ago, the man who dominated Europe and made himself…
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What happened to the House of Stuart?

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5th November 2022
Nine royal houses have ruled England since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have now faded into history. Today we look at a dynasty that had held one kingdom for several centuries before taking power in England and ask, what happened to the House…
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British Royals

The youngest ever British Empire medal recipient is honoured by the Countess of Wessex

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4th November 2022
The Countess of Wessex has presented the British Empire Medal to its youngest ever recipient. Tobias Weller BEM is 11 years old. He was awarded the British Empire Medal for his fundraising for Paces, a school and charity which supports people with cerebral palsy. Tobias, who has cerebral palsy and autism, has raised over £150,000 for Paces. He was inspired by Captain Tom Moore and has now…
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