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Jewels for July: Britain's Famous Rubies

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19th July 2020
The Royal family has many notable pieces of jewellery in its collection. While Royal Central has covered different parts of the vast collection, this month Royal Central is looking at Britain’s famous rubies.Considered one of the traditional cardinal gems along with amethyst, sapphire, emerald, and diamond, the ruby is known as the birthstone for July. The word “ruby” itself…
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Who was the Duchess of Windsor?

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19th June 2020
Bessie Wallis Warfield – more commonly known as Wallis – was born 19 June 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, to Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague.Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father died shortly after her birth from tuberculosis…
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Sarah, Duchess of York launches "Sarah's Trust"

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5th June 2020
On Wednesday, Sarah, Duchess of York announced that she was launching a new charitable foundation called Sarah’s Trust. The trust will match charities with people who have “social responsibility and the financial ability” to provide aid.The first project involves helping the National Health Service (NHS) workers, care homes, and hospice staff. This will include delivering…
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Gallery: Princess Beatrice's early years

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29th May 2020
8 August 1988[getty src=”52118682″ width=”594″ height=”408″ tld=”com”]At 8:18 p.m. on 8 August 1988, Princess Beatrice was born at the Portland Hospital in London, the same hospital where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would welcome their son, Archie in 2019. Four days after the Princess’s birth, her parents introduced her to the…
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Prince Charles speaks of missing Ireland

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21st May 2020
Since 2015, Prince Charles had made visiting Ireland an annual tradition but because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charles will not be able to make his yearly trip.In a statement published the British Embassy in Dublin, the Prince – on behalf of him and his wife – sent a message of support to the people of Ireland.“My wife and I cherish such special memories of our visit…
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