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How Princess Charlotte of Cambridge conquered Norfolk

It’s been her home for most of her life and the county where the littlest princess is spending her first summer has really taken her to its heart. Norfolk has Cambridge mania and it’s all thanks to baby Charlotte. The peaceful landscape of Norfolk has been home to Princess Charlotte for most of her early life Since her birth on May 2nd and arrival at Anmer Hall soon afterwards, a whole…
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Marching down The Mall: Changing the Guard

Henry VII not only founded the Tudor Dynasty in 1485, he also founded the concept of the Royal Body Guard, and for the last 520 years elite soldiers have guarded the King or Queen. He probably never envisaged the spectacle that now draws the tourists to London. The ceremony…
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Monarchy Monday: Presentation of Debutantes

The presentation of debutantes to the sovereign at court once marked the start of the social season. View image | gettyimages.com From the time of Edward VII’s reign, court presentations of young women from aristocratic families took place to the monarch. The event was labeled as their “coming out” and the ladies were known as debutantes- the court presentation represented…
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Introducing the Town Crier Tony Appleton

As the birth of the new Royal Princess was announced, the unofficial town crier of England, in full pomp and splendour, made an appearance on the steps of the Lindo Wing. On the steps he cried: “Oyez, Oyez! On this day the 2nd of May in the year 2015, we welcome with humble duty, the second child of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Princess is fourth in line to the throne. May the…
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Monarchy Monday: A review of the birth of Prince George

Baby Cambridge number two is just around the corner, and I am (as I am sure many, many others) are waiting on pins and needles. There is something about a royal birth that brings people together, not only in the United Kingdom but across the globe. All across the Commonwealth nations people celebrated the birth of the future King. However, that was almost two years ago, so let’s review the…
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