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The Duchess of Kent - living life in the shadows

Katharine Kent will be an unfamiliar name to many, but in Royal circles she became well-known, causing controversy with her conversion to Catholicism in 1994. Born Katharine Worsley on February 22nd 1933, her upbringing was that of a ‘commoner’ in the Yorkshire countryside, albeit growing up amidst the surroundings of a stately home, Hovingham Hall. Her parents, Sir William and Lady Joyce sent…
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Monarchy Monday: 'Fly, fly away' for Prince William

If there was one thing Prince William always knew he would do, it was fly. With one of his first words being ‘plane’ a career in the Royal Air Force just seemed suiting. After becoming a Flying Officer in the RAF, Prince William took an intense four month…
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades

So as a New Year begins, so too does a new series on Royal Central. 2015 marks 115 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and what better way to remember that milestone than by looking back at The Queen Mother’s incredible life in a series of articles. A series which will see each contributor take a decade of Queen Elizabeth’s life and remember her in their…
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Royal Peculiars- Queen's Chapel of the Savoy

I have often wondered what a Royal Peculiar is, as the name suggests they sound very peculiar. It’s for that reason that we begin this series on Royal Peculiars though first we must establish just what one is. A Royal Peculiar is a church that does not come under the…
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'The year that made The Prince' - Prince Harry's 2014

<![CDATA[Royal followers cannot doubt that 2014 has been a significant twelve months for Prince Harry. Harry has continued to increase his Royal duties this year, taking on a number of engagements on behalf of his grandmother, The Queen, and demonstrating his ability and dedication as a full-time Royal. One might think that Harry could not top last year, which ended with him walking to the…
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A-Z of the Monarchy: V-Z

<![CDATA[In the final part of this series, we shall take a look at some Royal-related facts from the letters V through to Z. Vegemite – Prince William and Catherine received some some unusual gifts for their 2011 nuptials. These included Vegemite, a herd of cows…
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'Within the Commonwealth Realm' - New Zealand

<![CDATA[ You may not recognize Queen Elizabeth II if you are in the Commonwealth Realm of New Zealand. For when she is attending a native  Powhiri or Maori welcoming ceremony she wears a ceremonial Korowai cloak and speaks a few words of Maori. The cloak is made up of feathers from a Kiwi bird and dates back to 1844. Queen Elizabeth has visited New Zealand ten times in total, most recently in…
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