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Westminster Abbey prepares for royal visit honouring the Unknown Warrior

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11th November 2020
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a special ceremony marking the cententary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey. The heir to the throne and his wife will lead the commemoration which takes place on Armistice Day, November 11th. Laurel has been placed around the Warrior’s grave ahead of the service, echoing the flowers and wreaths laid in…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: the duchess who refused to wear white for her wedding

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6th November 2020
It was a low key royal wedding, set against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that would become a bedrock for the House of Windsor as it faced some of its most challenging times. Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, had…
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to spend lockdown at Windsor

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2nd November 2020
The Duke of Edinburgh has returned to Windsor Castle from Sandringham, just days before a new period of lockdown is set to begin in England. Prince Philip, who is 99, had been living at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in recent weeks while the Queen returned to royal duties, basing herself at Windsor. Her Majesty travelled to Norfolk in the last days of October to see her husband and the…
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New on Royal Central Extra

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30th October 2020
This week, we’ve got some exciting new videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days, we’ll be adding: Our…
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Have you tried Royal Central Extra?

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28th October 2020
Royal Central’s Facebook group, Royal Central Extra, is now packed with exclusive content for our subscribers. Since launching in mid September, this special service has built up a library of videos covering British and European royals, past and present. There are…
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Sir Norman Hartnell's royal wedding dresses

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28th October 2020
He created some of the most famous royal looks of the 20th century and he’s still producing talked about style picks. Sir Norman Hartnell was already a sought after wedding dress designer when he was first commissioned to produce a bridal outfit by the House of Windsor. Over eight decades on, and long after his own death, he was responsible for another famous royal marriage look. On the 85th…
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