British Royals

Never-before-seen photos of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson released to the public for the first time

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23rd November 2016
Many think that some of the events this year have been earth-shattering, however, wind the clock back eighty years. In 1936, Britain is coming to terms with losing King George V whilst over in Europe the ominous threat of Hitler was beginning to grow steadily. Then the nation was further shocked when King Edward VIII expressed his desire to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson, a desire which meant…
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Prince Charles is too sweet

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26th October 2016
Prince Charles has been asked by child obesity campaigners to urge his flagship brand Duchy Organic to cut the level of sugar in its dairy ice cream marketed through Waitrose. An investigation throughout August and September covering all the major supermarket outlets found that the Duchy Organic Vanilla Ice Cream contained 14.5g per 100g of sugar, whereas Asda’s “Smart Price” vanilla ice…
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Jordan's King Award German Peace Prize

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11th October 2016
It is not often we get the chance to report good news from the Middle East, but King Abdullah II of Jordan has been awarded a Peace Prize in Germany. He was awarded the Westphalian Peace Prize for 2016, and has just received the award in the German city of Muenster from the German President Joachim Gauck. He was accompanied to the ceremony by his wife, Her Majesty Queen Rania, after the award the…
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Royal Burials: Fontevraud Abbey

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11th October 2016
You may think that all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain are buried somewhere in our sceptre isle, even if in the case of some efforts are still going on to work out exactly where. In fact, two of our Kings and one of their wives at buried at the Royal Abbey of Our Lady…
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Royal Dukedoms - Duke of Edinburgh

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7th October 2016
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British Royal Family. The title does not carry any land or properties with it and it will return to the crown if there are no descendants. It was first granted to Prince…
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