Features

The modern mystery surrounding the death of one of history's most controversial queens

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24th November 2024
Her story is amongst the most controversial of all the Queens of England and centuries after her death, a new twist appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An expert at the National Archives in London 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…
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British Royals

The cost of The King's Coronation revealed

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21st November 2024
The cost of the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla has been revealed.The figure is inside the annual review of the government department which took the lead role in supporting the celebrations.The Department of Culture, Media and Sport worked with the Royal…
Royal News

Princess Anne says a very polite no to a command from The Queen

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21st November 2024
The Princess Royal knows the regal rules and when Queen Camilla graciously suggested she go against them, there was an equally gracious no from Anne.The Queen and the Princess were at the University of London’s Senate House where HRH presented Her Majesty with an honorary doctorate.Princess Anne is the Chancellor of the University and was overseeing the ceremony. And so, The Queen…
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Features

The simple and unexpected gift Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip gave to royal guests at their wedding

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20th November 2024
It’s seven decades and counting since the royal wedding that built the modern House of Windsor. On November 20th 1947, at Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in a ceremony that would lead to one of the most successful royal unions in history. And in the run up to their wedding, the papers were filled with tiny details of a ceremony that caught the popular…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia of Sweden forced to withdraw from State Visit

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18th November 2024
Queen Silvia of Sweden has decided not to make a State Visit to Singapore after becoming ill.Queen Silvia, 80, has been forced to withdraw after developing a respiratory infection.King Carl XVI Gustaf will travel to Singapore for the three day visit which gets under way on November 19th 2024.In a brief announcement. Sweden’s royal court said that Queen Silvia would no longer take…
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