British RoyalsFashionFeaturesInsightKing Charles III

As the Duchess of Cornwall heads to London Fashion Week, a look at the 'Camilla Effect'

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19th February 2019
The Duchess of Cornwall is going FROW on February 19th with a visit to London Fashion Week where she will present the Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design. We’re used to seeing the word duchess and designer in the same sentence and Camilla’s couture isn’t necessarily the reason as the spotlight falls on a younger generation. But as she takes on this major presentation on behalf of the Queen…
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Keeping up with Anne: the Princess Royal's week

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16th February 2019
This week hasn’t just been (yet another) busy one for the Princess Royal. Amidst a string of engagements that took her across the UK, Anne also gave us the regal fashion statement of the week by turning up to an evening event in a bowtie. Forget the increasingly pointless arguments about whether royal women can show their shoulders/ knees/ ankles or whichever Victorian revival of non…
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The hunt is on for the powerbase of a Tudor legend

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15th February 2019
She wasn’t just the power behind the throne, she was the force that helped create the throne and now one of the grand houses she called home is in the sight of modern historians. Archaeologists have begun a hunt for the Northamptonshire residence of Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII and the woman who helped establish the Tudor dynasty. Lady Margaret, whose determination to put her…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's back in business at Buckingham Palace

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13th February 2019
The Queen has carried out her first formal engagements at Buckingham Palace since returning to London from her Christmas break. Two days after getting back from Sandringham, Elizabeth II welcomed diplomats to her home in the capital for official audiences. Of course, the Queen has been carrying on all the business of state since the old year turned into the new around six weeks ago now. The red…
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