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New editor joins Royal Central team

Royal Central is pleased to announce that Monique Turnbull will be joining the Royal Central editorial team from today under the role of ‘Desk Editor’. Monique’s role will be to collect headlines and feed them back to Royal Central’s writers to enable us to cover even more of the latest news. She will also support the other editors in assisting with other editorial duties…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Australian PM 'knits toy kangaroo for royal baby'

The once-hardened-republican PM, Julia Gillard has revealed yet another soft spot for the Royal Family by admitting that she is in the process of knitting a woollen toy kangaroo for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child when it’s born next month. Ms Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia, was regarded as one of the most outspoken advocates of republicanism in Australia until…
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History

King Henry VIII is Crowned

King Henry VIII was crowned King of England on 24th June 1509. Five hundred and four years ago today, Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon were crowned King and Queen of England in a ceremony of pomp and splendour at Westminster Abbey.   The coronation ceremony was performed…
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Who is the White Queen?

If you enjoy historical fiction as much as me, I am sure that you will be looking forward to the BBC’s new programme ‘The White Queen’, starting tonight at 9pm, as much as I am. Based on Philippa Gregory’s popular ‘cousin’ books this ten-part series follows the fortunes of three of the most influential women at the time of The War of the Roses. So who is the…
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Coronation Admiration

As somebody who was not around at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, in fact somebody who was born nearly 40 years after her accession, it was amazing to watch today the whole thing from start to finish. From the procession to Westminster Abbey, to…
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60 Fascinating Facts About The Queen's Coronation

Vivid colour photograph of inside the Abbey during The Queen’s coronation service. 60 years ago tomorrow, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in front of over 7,000 people inside the Abbey and for the first time, millions on television. Here is a list of 60 facts about Her Majesty’s coronation we’re sure you’ll love! The date for The…
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