King Charles III

A 75th birthday celebration fit for a King

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15th November 2023
It’s not every day one turns 75, but when one does, it’s a time for a grand celebration. It was a celebration fit for a king, in this case, as King Charles marked his 75th birthday.[getty src=”1779563134″ width=”594″ height=”482″ tld=”com”]The birthday celebrations began early in the week with a tea party at Highgrove, where His…
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History

The story behind the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

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11th November 2023
At the main entrance of Westminster Abbey lies the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, the body of an unknown British soldier from the First World War. On 11 November 1920, the body was brought from France to be buried at The Abbey. While there is one body that lies in The Abbey…
Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William puts climate crisis centre stage at the third Earthshot Prize Awards

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8th November 2023
For the third year in a row, the Prince of Wales is recognising young people and their contributions to environmentalism at the Earthshot Prize Awards—an annual event honouring five winners and granting them £1 million to continue their environmental work.During this year’s event in Singapore, the Prince said he believed this is the decade for collective action to protect the…
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British Royals

Why are William and Catherine known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland?

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5th November 2023
Many know Prince William and Catherine as the Prince and Princess of Wales. In Scotland, many know them under a different name – the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, William immediately assumed the traditional title of an heir to the throne of England and became Duke of Cornwall. For the first day following the accession of King…
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Features

The royal mistress accused of being a witch

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26th October 2023
Elizabeth “Jane” Shore (née Lambert) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. Jane would go on to become one of the most intelligent and beautiful women in the realm. Known as the witty mistress of the king, she would come to be known as a…
Features

The story of England's First Queen: Matilda of Flanders

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22nd October 2023
Every monarchy has to start somewhere. For England, the ”modern” monarchy started with William the Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flanders.Matilda was born in 1031 into the House of Flanders. She was the only daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela of France. The Flanders were of strategic importance to most of Europe and England as they served as a “stepping…
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