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Lord Mountbatten: The man behind Prince Charles

Growing up in the Royal Family is an experience quite unlike the childhood many (if not all) of us had. Although Prince Charles was lucky enough to have both his parents in his life, they were both quite absent from his upbringing. This was both due to the fact mummy and daddy are Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and the fact that the Queen was frightened by the tough nanny Helen…
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A look at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina

The Royal Palace of La Almudaina (or in Spanish, Palacio Real de La Almudaina) is located in Palma, Mallorca (or Majorca) in the Balearic Islands and serves as the official summer residence of the Spanish monarch and other members of the Spanish Royal Family (even though…
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After exhibiting before Their Majesties: Mozart and the British Museum

By October 1764 the Mozarts had once more been at court, having been received at the Queen’s House in May as Leopold Mozart wrote ‘within 5 days of arriving’. The young Wolfgang played before George III and even accompanied Queen Charlotte, who sang an aria. In addition to this, the Mozart children gave public concerts. Leopold Mozart arranged for his children to be advertised in the…
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A queen's wedding dress 'hidden' in an art gallery

Worn by a famous bride on the day she became a queen, visitors to Madrid can get up close and personal with one of the best known royal wedding gowns of the 20th century. The Balenciaga creation chosen by a certain Fabiola de Mora y Aragon for her 1960 marriage to King Baudouin of the Belgians is part of a retrospective of the designer’s work now on at one of the best known galleries in the…
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Queen Victoria: Her life through her hair

Hair works like a symbolic thread throughout a person’s life history. For Queen Victoria, this was no exception. Indeed, for a royal personage, hair plays a massive part in ceremonial display and formal dressing as well as private ritual. The role of royal hairdresser is also one that enables exceptional intimacy, thereby an indication of great privilege. Today we can visit Queen Victoria’s…
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