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Queen Anne takes centre stage as 'The Favourite' leads this year's BAFTA nominations

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9th January 2019
Just days after scooping one of Hollywood’s top acting prizes, Olivia Colman’s portrayal of Queen Anne in ‘The Favourite’ has been nominated for another major movie award. The star is in the running for Best Actress at the BAFTAs where the film leads the field with twelve nominations in total. The shortlists for the awards were revealed on January 9th 2019 and put Olivia Colman in line to…
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Queen Margrethe sends condolences following Danish train crash

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3rd January 2019
The Queen of Denmark has sent her condolences to those affected by the train crash outside Copenhagen yesterday morning in which six people died, and another sixteen were injured. Margrethe II offered her sympathies as the rescue operation following the incident continued. In her statement, Queen Margrethe said that ‘’this morning’s terrible train accident..touches me deeply’’ and added…
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex's Royal Year in Review

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29th December 2018
They’ve covered tens of thousands of miles, carried out hundreds of engagements and been at the heart of family events. It’s been another busy year for the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and as they get ready to do it all again in 2019, Royal Central is looking back at the past twelve months for Sophie and Edward. Here’s the Wessex year. January The Earl of Wessex began his year by…
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The Queen's 2018 - in pictures

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28th December 2018
It was a year filled with family celebrations as well as state occasions and the daily business of being Head of State. And the past twelve months have produced some rather special and memorable photos of the Queen. As the year winds to its end, here are twelve images that…
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Bringing Queen Victoria's wedding to life

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22nd December 2018
It’s one of the most famous events in royal history, and now the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is being brought to life once more. A new TV programme, presented by historian Lucy Worsley, will reconstruct the marriage that began years of happiness for a young couple and changed the idea of royal weddings forever. Every aspect of the celebrations, represented at the time by…
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