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Prince Charles will visit Barbados as it becomes a republic

The Prince of Wales will be in Barbados as it removes the British Monarch as Head of State. Prince Charles has been invited to the country for the historic event by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley. The Queen’s rule in Barbados ends on November 30th 2021 when the country officially becomes a republic. The island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason will be sworn in…
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The October Kings: longed for princes and unexpected monarchs

October is truly the king of all the autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown – although all five monarchs had very different royal careers. Here are the men who became the October kings. Henry III was the first king of England to have…
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Remembering Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

She had been an integral part of the House of Windsor for almost seventy years; she was the oldest ever member of the Royal Family, and she had lived an adventure packed life that broke the regal mould in many ways. The death of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on October 29th 2004, brought to an end a fascinating and often overlooked royal story. Alice had lived quietly and discreetly, but…
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Royal Ghost Stories: the restless queen

History has her down as the ultimate survivor but the sad end to the story of Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII, is behind the tales of sightings of her ghost at the last castle she called home. For the queen consort who avoided the axeman is said to roam the…
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The October Queens: the woman who changed English royal history forever

When being a queen meant that you had married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories were told very differently. The queens of yesteryear might have ended up as some of the best known personalities of their time but the start of their stories were often as forgotten as the early years of many of the other women who lived in their realms.  Royal princes may have had their every…
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