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Andrew Marr cleared of bias over remarks on Prince Philip's funeral in BBC probe

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4th September 2021
BBC presenter Andrew Marr has been cleared of showing bias after saying those disinterested in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral were “wrong”. [getty src=”1229853796″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] The veteran broadcaster made the comment during an 18 April broadcast of The Andrew Marr Show, the day after the Duke was…
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Kristen Stewart donated to Diana charities after filming Spencer

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3rd September 2021
The much-anticipated film Spencer is just months away from its release date. The Pablo Larrain film takes place in 1991 during the Christmas holiday at Sandringham House. Based on the later years of the marriage of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles, the film centres around when Diana decides to end her marriage to Charles. Kristen Stewart, who is playing the late princess, is continuing…
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Buckingham Palace fountains covered in 'blood' red paint by Animal Rebellion protesters

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27th August 2021
Animal rights activists have been arrested after dyeing the iconic Buckingham Palace fountains ‘blood’ red in protest against the use of crown land for hunting and animal agriculture. [getty src=”1234877854″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] Animal Rebellion is protesting the revelations after a recent news story reported The…
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Royal Mistresses: Alice Keppel

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22nd August 2021
Born 29 April 1868, Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) was a British society hostess and a long-time mistress and confidante of King Edward VII. Born in Woolwich Dockyard, Kent, Alice’s father was the Superintendent at the Dockyard and a retired admiral in the…
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Alice Perrers: From royal mistress to one of England's wealthiest

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18th August 2021
Born 1348, Alice Perrers was an English royal mistress whose lover and patron was King Edward III of England. While there is no record of her birth, evidence suggests Alice was the daughter of a family named Salisbury and that she had at least one brother, John. Around 1360 at the age of 12, Alice married a man named Janyn Perrers. Perrers, who was a jeweller, died around 1364. Sometime before…
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