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Princess Grace's engagement ring to star in sparkling new London exhibition

The diamond engagement ring of Princess Grace will be on show in London as part of a brand new exhibition. It is one of the highlights of an event on the jewels of Cartier, being staged at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Princess Grace’s ring will be on loan from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. It is the famous gem that she wore in her big screen appearance, High Society, the…
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The princess who just dazzled in Paris

A French princess made her society debut at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris this past week. Princess Eugenie de Bourbon was one of twenty-one young women who made their debut this past weekend at the Shangri-La hotel. Eugenie, 17, is the daughter of the…
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The king who had to be persuaded to make the first Christmas Day speech

The Royal Christmas Broadcast is a tradition dating back nearly a century, and four British monarchs have marked notable moments in history in their speeches. They are milestones in the royal story and each day in December, we at Royal Central will be bringing you a different Christmas speech from history. The first Christmas speech King George V gave his first Christmas Broadcast in 1932.
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The festive celebrations at Victoria and Albert's Osborne House

They were the royals who really helped invent modern Christmas as we know it and now one of their favourite homes is putting on a festive treat. Osborne House, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s family home in the Isle of Wight, will be welcoming visitors for special Christmas celebrations.  Families will be able to celebrate the holiday season with a special Christmas quest with twelve…
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The modern mystery surrounding the death of one of history's most controversial queens

Her story is amongst the most controversial of all the Queens of England and centuries after her death, a new twist appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An expert at the National Archives in London found a document suggesting that the consort who revolutionised royalty may have died of the plague. Euan Roger is a records specialist at the National Archives and while looking through 16th…
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