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The Queen and the Prince of Wales send messages to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian

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6th September 2019
”We fear this message will be woefully inadequate given the scale of the disaster facing the Bahamas”. The words of the Prince of Wales in a message to the Prime Minister of the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian have an added tragedy now that the government on the islands has announced that hundreds of people, and possibly thousands, are still missing following the storm which…
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Royal Pictures from History: George VI and War

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3rd September 2019
”There may be dark days ahead…but we can only do the right as we see the right” The words of King George VI, spoken on this day in 1939, still hold a resonance. They were part of his historic broadcast made as Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. His…
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Hidden secrets of a royal game of thrones come to light

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3rd September 2019
It was an epic battle for power involving parliament and it came to its conclusion on September 3rd. But this fight for the future of a country took place not at Westminster but at Worcester. Today, almost 370 years later, experts have announced they have finally found physical evidence of the battle that secured the rout of a royal dynasty and the supremacy of parliamentary power. The scene…
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The Royal Central Podcast

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26th August 2019
Welcome to a brand new Royal Central podcast. Every week, the team will be bringing you the latest news and debate on all things royal. This week, we’re chatting about the problems faced by the British Royal Family in what’s been a difficult month.
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King Juan Carlos of Spain undergoes triple heart bypass

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25th August 2019
Doctors treating the former monarch of Spain, Juan Carlos I, say the major cardiac surgery he underwent this weekend has been a success. Juan Carlos had a triple bypass on Saturday at a private clinic in Madrid. King Felipe VI and his mother, Queen Sofia, arrived at the hospital while the operation was still going on. Felipe later said the family was happy with the progress being made by Juan…
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Monarchy Rules: what happened to the House of Hanover?

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23rd August 2019
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 who arrived as outsiders and became the very fabric of British royalty. The House of Hanover Kings by accident…
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