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Diamonds and aquamarines glitter on an historic night at Buckingham Palace

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5th December 2024
The last tiara night of 2024 for the Royal Family brought a diamond debut and lots of aquamarines. The State Banquet held for the Amir of Qatar is also the last such event to be held at Buckingham Palace for several years as restoration work means that future State Visits will be hosted at Windsor Castle. And the Royal Family chose some historic gems for this historic event. As Queen Camilla…
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Features

World famous market with royal ties to close after 900 years

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28th November 2024
London’s oldest meat market which has served the community for more than 900 years is set to close. Smithfield has been one of the most famous trading spots in Britain for centuries, given special status by a very famous medieval monarch, but is now set to shut its doors. The closure comes after the City of London Corporation decided not to go ahead with earlier plans to relocate the…
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British Royals

Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle make State Visit swap

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26th November 2024
One is the most famous royal residence in the world and the other is one of the oldest. And they are about to do a swap. The £369m renovation to London’s Buckingham Palace means that State Visits will be relocated – well for a few years, anyway. According to reports, Windsor Castle is about to take over as the main location for incoming State Visits. The Times, notes it will…
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The Yorks

Another loss for Prince Andrew as King Charles looks at allowance

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6th November 2024
It’s been several years since Prince Andrew was forced to step away from royal duties and now King Charles is cutting his brother’s allowance. In an updated version of the book, Charles III: New King. New Court, author Robert Hardman writes The King instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to remove his brother’s £1 million annual personal allowance. Several reports in…
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