Features

The romantic and unusual royal wedding that brought a modern family one of its most popular members

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22nd February 2024
was a royal wedding that made history and brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever members. In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley. The new Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and, alongside her husband, spend decades carrying out engagements on behalf of the Queen. Their wedding day also turned an ancient church into a royal marriage venue for the…
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Royal News

King Charles banknotes set to enter circulation

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21st February 2024
New banknotes featuring the image of King Charles will enter circulation within months. The King will feature on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes issued from June 5th 2024. Notes bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II will remain as legal tender and will continue to be used until they are worn and no longer viable. The changeover to money showing King Charles has been phased in as the…
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History

Katherine Parr - one of history's most interesting consorts

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20th February 2024
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
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Features

If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, who would be Monarch today?

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19th February 2024
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now? There are two…
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