British Royals

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accused of snubbing the BBC in fallout from programme about royals and the press

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24th November 2021
A Christmas carol concert, organised by the Duchess of Cambridge, won’t be broadcast on the BBC in what’s reported to be a snub to the corporation following the transmission of a documentary that discussed whether royal households have been briefing the press against one another. The Sun reported that the special programme will be shown on ITV instead. The concert is being made…
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History

Charlotte of Wales, the queen Britain missed

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4th November 2021
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her story is so often consigned to a…
The Sussexes

Changes to the Regency Act imminent as Prince Harry becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties

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19th July 2021
Changes to the Regency Act are likely to be imminent following the Duke of Sussex’s decision to write an ‘explosive’ memoir about The Royal Family. The provisions of the Regency Act have long needed updating, but never has the matter become so pressing. Ignoring all the hot air and drama Prince Harry has a habit of creating, there are important constitutional matters that need…
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HistoryInsight

Margaret Thatcher & The Queen - What was their relationship like?

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15th November 2020
It was May 1979, and Margaret Thatcher had just been elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years into her reign, and for the first time in history, the country was ruled, at the highest level, entirely by females. When Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952 at the age of just 25, some thought that this would be the beginning of the end of the male-dominated…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice's wedding photos are released

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18th July 2020
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have shared the first images of their surprise wedding. The couple married on July 17th 2020 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in the grounds of the Windsor estate. The official photos were taken immediately after the 11am…
The Edinburghs

A look back at the Countess of Wessex's life so far

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20th January 2020
The Countess was born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones in Oxford on 20 January 1965; she was given the name Helen after her paternal aunt who had sadly died five years earlier following a riding accident. She has an elder brother, David. One of her godfathers, Thane Bettany is the father of actor Paul Bettany. The family moved to Kent when Sophie was young, and she was educated at Dulwich College…
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