Features

What really happened to Henry VIII's last queen? Inside the mysterious death of Katherine Parr

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5th May 2024
History remembers her as the ‘survivor’. Katherine Parr, last queen of Henry VIII, managed to get to the end of his reign with her marriage and her head intact. It was no mean feat. Yet, just over a year later, Kateryne The Quene was dead. How did the story of a royal woman who had navigated the pitfalls and caprices of the last days of Henry VIII end so soon afterwards? The…
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Features

A royal rarity - an emerald engagement ring

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2nd May 2024
It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring with a flash of green about it. Emeralds aren’t the most popular pick for royal betrothals but the few that have hit the headlines are all rather striking. And as the gem is the birthstone for May, now seems a good time to look at that rarest of royal sparklers – the emerald engagement ring. Queen Victoria’s serpent…
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Princess Anne and Family

How Princess Anne revived a forgotten royal name

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1st May 2024
A is for Anne but why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of another princess. In August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby girl was…
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Royal News

New portrait of The King and Queen marks important moment

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26th April 2024
The King is set to return to public duties after several months away because of treatment for cancer. His Majesty stopped public facing engagements in February after he was diagnosed with cancer. His medical team advised limiting his diary to private engagements and constitutional matters. However, following that stage of his treatment and a period of recuperation, King Charles will…
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