British RoyalsPrincess Anne and Family

Keeping up with Anne: the Princess Royal's week

It’s been a seaside kind of week for the Princess Royal. Anne has headed to the coast and taken to the water in a busy seven days which saw her carry out a string of engagements across the UK before flying to Luxembourg at the weekend to attend the funeral of Grand Duke Jean. The princess has covered hundreds of miles and met dozens of people in another packed week. Let’s take a deep…
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British RoyalsInsightInterviewsThe Kents

Photographing Royalty: Rory Lewis on Edward, Duke of Kent

For centuries, the royal story has been told through portraits. From the carefully worked likenesses in the earliest manuscripts to the famous paintings that created the concept of king and queen through to the modern age when image is caught on camera, the regal tale relies heavily on visuals. In recent weeks, a new portrait of the Duke of Kent has been taken. It’s the work of top photographer…
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British RoyalsThe Yorks

Princess Eugenie takes on new patronage very close to her heart

She said she had ”fallen in love with their mission” and now Princess Eugenie has shown the importance she places on a charity working with patients who, like her, have undergone spinal treatment. The princess is now the patron of Horatio’s Garden, an organisation bringing accessible green spaces to spinal treatment centres. Eugenie announced her latest patronage on her Instagram…
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FeaturesHistory

Did the White Queen die of plague?

Her story is amongst the most controversial of all the Queens of England and now a new twist has appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An expert at the National Archives in London has found a document suggesting that the consort who revolutionised royalty may have died of the plague. Euan Roger is a records specialist at the National Archives and while looking through 16th century…
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