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A sculpture of one of the most famous medieval royals of all is under government scrutiny. The bust of Edward of Woodstock, better known as The Black Prince, is now subject to an export bar from ministers. It means that the marble sculpture cannot be taken overseas by a new buyer until the barring runs out. It’s hoped that a museum or institution in the UK will bid for it t save it for…

Denmark’s royals have just added another tiara to their collection and it’s a striking piece that underlines just how much Queen Mary is changing the regal image. In the two and a half years that she’s been Queen of Denmark, Mary has added a selection of unusual pieces with fascinating histories that have freshened up royal jewellery. The latest pick is just as interesting as…

She was the queen who tried to save her dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She had done all she could to save the monarchy she married into but it would all come to nothing as she watched another son lose his throne just years after the…