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Princesses on display: Windsor to display pantomime costumes

Starting 25 November and for the first time, visitors to Windsor Castle will have the opportunity to see six rare, surviving costumes worn by the teenage Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret during wartime performances. During the Second World War, Her Majesty The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) and her sister Princess Margaret would spend much of their time in Windsor safely away from the…
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Princess Anne wraps up her two-day trip to Paris

The Princess Royal has wrapped up her two-day visit to Paris. The Princess carried out a number of engagements in the French capital including meeting with representatives of the Paris 2024 Olympics, and meeting The Garde Républicaine, the twin of the British Army. The trip started off with the 71-year-old meeting senior officials of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Princess, who is the…
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Prince John - the forgotten son of the House of Windsor

Almost 103 years ago, Prince John of the United Kingdom died from a severe seizure. John was the fifth son and the youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. Prince John was born at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate on 12 July 1905. Much of his…
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Camilla celebrates 25 years of Maggie's

It’s been 25 years since the first Maggie’s Centre opened. In honour of the milestone, the Duchess of Cornwall spoke on the organisation she’s supported and how she would like to see a Maggie’s Centre in every NHS cancer hospital. To mark the special anniversary, the Duchess of Rothesay visited the first-ever centre on the grounds of the Western General Hospital in…
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Earl of Wessex sends aircraft into retirement

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, visited RAF Waddington on Wednesday, 28 September, to mark the retirement of the E-3D Sentry from RAF service after 30 years. A Royal Parade was held along with a flypast conducted by an 8 Squadron E-3D Sentry. The aircraft has seen…
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Fancy living next to Prince Charles? It will only cost you £7.5m

If you are looking to move to Gloucestershire, you could be Prince Charles’ new neighbour at his Highgrove country retreat. The only downside is if you want to live amongst royalty, it will cost you £7,500,000. The 117-acre Elmestree House Estate house built in 1844 is on the market for the first time in more than 70 years. The Grade II-listed house includes 11 rooms including a…
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