Features

Paddington steals the show again as the Royal Family celebrate a new Christmas tradition

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16th December 2022
He’s almost part of the family, now. Paddington Bear, who so famously starred in a sketch with Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Platinum Jubilee and became a poignant symbol of remembrance following Her Late Majesty’s death, took a starring role in a new royal tradition. As the Princess of Wales welcomed hundreds to Westminster Abbey for her second Christmas carol service, Paddington…
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The unhappy princess who links Monaco to the British Crown

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15th December 2022
The connection between the House of Windsor and the House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince of Monaco, married a beautiful and willful British aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton.  Her father was the 11th Duke of Hamilton and her mother was a German princess, Marie of Baden. Marie provides the first link between the Grimaldis and Elizabeth II. Marie…
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If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, would Charles III have ever been king?

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11th December 2022
On December 10th 1936, King Edward VIII signed an Instrument of Abdication which ended his brief reign. As his pen moved across the paper, his Crown passed to his brother who became King George VI. Almost eighty years later, George’s grandson is now Charles III. He became King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother and George’s daughter, on September 8th 2022. The line from…
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British Royals

King Charles and Queen Camilla to lead Royal Family at the Princess of Wales' Christmas celebration

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6th December 2022
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will lead the Royal Family at the Christmas carol concert organised by the Princess of Wales. The Princess is bringing together musicians and performers for Together at Christmas at Westminster Abbey to recognise the efforts of communities and individuals across the UK. It follows the special concert that Kate organised in 2021 to pay tribute to those who…
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