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'No breaking windows': Prince William jokes ahead of Buckingham Palace football match

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7th October 2013
On Monday afternoon, Buckingham Palace held its first ever football match on the lawns outside to mark the Football Association’s 150th anniversary. Ahead of the match, Prince William in a speech joked: “You will be playing football on my grandmother’s lawn. One warning though, if anyone breaks a window, you answer to her.” Prince William has organised the first ever…
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New editor joins Royal Central team

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1st September 2013
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…
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Royal baby girl 'won't inherit Duchy of Cornwall'

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30th June 2013
For centuries the Dukedom and Duchy of Cornwall has been the title and source of income for the eldest son of the Monarch. And now, even after succession laws have changed to allow females equal rights to become Monarch, the Duchy will not be inherited by the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge if the child is a girl. Prince Charles as eldest son of the Monarch is the current Duke of…
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History

King Henry VIII is Crowned

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24th June 2013
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 by William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury. Despite having six wives only Queen Katherine of Aragon and Queen Anne Boleyn…
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History

Who is the White Queen?

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16th June 2013
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…
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Coronation Admiration

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2nd June 2013
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…