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New TV show puts spotlight on ancient royal role

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25th April 2019
A new TV series about Prince Charles is set to air in the UK. ITV has commissioned programmes focusing on his life as Duke of Cornwall. The shows are being made to mark Charles’ 50th year as a working Duke of Cornwall. The title traditionally passes to the eldest son of a monarch on their accession and Charles took on the role on the day his mother became Queen. However his active involvement in…
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Royal Birthplaces: where will Meghan and Harry welcome their baby?

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13th April 2019
OK, I hate to be the one to break it to you like this but you might not find out the answer to that question until Baby Sussex is wailing down the walls of Frogmore Cottage. The decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to keep the arrival of their first child private means no hospital waits or endless photos of doors from which a royal baby might emerge at any moment. But that hasn’t…
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The Queen's grandparents to feature in the new Downton Abbey film

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4th April 2019
It’s one of the most anticipated movies of the year and the first trailers for the Downton Abbey film have a very royal feel indeed. For in this new installment, the Crawley family welcome King George V and Queen Mary to their stately home for a visit. The royal pair will be seen coming to stay at Downton and causing quite the stir while they do it as the Earl of Grantham and his family are…
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Could The Queen become Empress of Great Britain?

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23rd March 2019
On 1 May 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress Of India after discussion with Prime Minister of the day, Benjamin Disraeli led to Queen Victoria wanting a title boost after her daughter became Empress Of Germany. From 1876 until the Empire Of India was disbanded in…
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Royal Wedding coverage wins TV award

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20th March 2019
The BBC’s coverage of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has scooped a prestigious broadcasting award. It won Best Live Event at the Royal Television Society awards in London. In the citation that went with the award, the RTS said the programme was ‘’ a very British spectacle captured with great style and flair’’. The other nominations in the category were ‘The Real Full…
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