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Inside Meghan's Cookbook: 'Together' and the Duchess of Sussex

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18th September 2018
If there’s one thing Instagram loves just as much as a picture of food, it’s a picture of royals so put the two together, and wonderful things are bound to happen. The post on the official Kensington Palace Insta account marking the launch of the charity cookbook supported by the Duchess of Sussex grabbed 375,000 likes in its first 24 hours making it the most popular so far this month on the…
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The children of the last Tsar of Russia

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20th August 2018
Caught forever in a moment of time, they are the tragic family whose terrible end in World War One still appals and fascinates today. The children of the last Tsar of Russia died alongside their parents in Yekaterinburg one hundred years ago this summer. And yet Olga…
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Five royal brides who didn't wear tiaras

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19th August 2018
Royal weddings bring all kinds of expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter. For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage wearing a tiara and when the wedding will result in them becoming a consort or consort in waiting, the expectation is even higher. However, some of the most high profile royal brides of recent times have decided to ditch the diadem…
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The Eleanor Crosses: a king's memorial to his lost love

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2nd August 2018
They are monuments to love that have told a royal romance for seven centuries. The Eleanor Crosses are a famous part of England’s regal history and, for hundreds of years, they have told the story of the king who built them for the queen he had lost and could never forget. Now, in 2018, just a handful survive to pay witness to the devotion of Edward I to his consort, Eleanor of Castile. But…
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