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Six snapshots of Prince Charles during his two day visit to Northumberland

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14th September 2018
One royal, two days, six snapshots. The Prince of Wales has spent the past forty eight hours in Northumberland and his packed itinerary has included engagements linked to conservation, religion and community support. It’s been busy and bursting with fun so here are six snapshots of Prince Charles during his royal visit to Northumberland. Park Life All royal trips need a spot of plaque…
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Fifty years on: The death of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

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27th August 2018
In the last days of August 1968, the Royal Family made a sad and surprising announcement. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent’s health was ”giving rise to anxiety” following the diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour. There was  sympathy for the duchess, a popular member of the House of Windsor for over three decades, and good wishes began to pour in. However, surprise turned to…
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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…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: The sparkling star in a famous tiara

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13th August 2018
The Duchess of Sussex pulled a style surprise on her wedding day when she chose an all but forgotten royal tiara as the finishing touch to her bridal outfit. Meghan’s pick has put Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara back in the regal spotlight and reignited interest in the set of stones that make up this sparkler. And at their heart is a pretty brooch that already had a royal wedding history all of its…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Tiara trouble for The Queen

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24th July 2018
A royal wedding just wouldn’t be a royal wedding without a tiara or three. But when the then Princess Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20th 1947, she almost missed out on wearing the diadem on which she’d set her heart. For just before the bride was set to leave for Westminster Abbey, her tiara snapped in two. The diamond disaster happened as the future Queen was…
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