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Coronation chicken and Swedish princess cakes: food inspired by royalty

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12th January 2022
With the calls for a Platinum Pudding to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this summer, let’s take a look back at a few other foods inspired by and named for royalty. Coronation Chicken This appropriately named chicken dish was created by chefs Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume at the Le Cordon Bleu School in London in time for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. The…
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The unknown composer who would have been King

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7th January 2022
Several military marches that are a part of our musical heritage were composed by King Carl Johan of Sweden and Norway’s grandson, Prince Gustaf. In 1852, the 25-year-old Gustaf, the “singer prince,” became the first royal to die at the new palace in…
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Hermitage worker finds 100-year-old candy in a Romanov dress

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23rd December 2021
A restorer working at The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has found a sweet surprise while working on a Romanov gown. Galina Fedorova, a worker in the Laboratory of Scientific Tissue Restoration, is working on a 1903 gown and discovered a piece of candy in the pocket. While unstitching one of the sleeves that was lightly closed, a small jewel-like object fell out. It turned out to be a…
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What happened to China’s Qing dynasty?

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5th December 2021
Imperial China has a long and illustrious history. It is a civilisation that began with the Shang dynasty in 1250 BC and lasted until the Qing dynasty that fell in 1912. The last emperor to rule China was Puyi, whose regnal name was Xuantong Emperor. He came to the throne in 1908 at two-years-old and ruled until February 1912, when he was forced to abdicate. During that time, imperial China…
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Inside the Jubilee exhibitions: Coronation on show at Windsor Castle

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18th November 2021
The Royal Collection Trust will be staging three different exhibitions in 2022 to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The exhibition at Windsor Castle is set to explore The Queen’s Coronation in 1953. Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Coronation will be on at Windsor Castle from Thursday 7 July to Monday 26 September…
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