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A Big Lunch for the Coronation - Queen Camilla's patronage takes charge of street parties

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22nd January 2023
Millions of people across the UK are expected to celebrate the Coronation with a street party. Tens of thousands of events are set to bring people together on May 7th 2023, the day after King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned at Westminster Abbey. The parties will be organised by the Big Lunch project – Queen Camilla is its patron. It’s based at the Eden Project in…
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King of Greece or King of the Hellenes?

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19th January 2023
The death of King Constantine II has brought to an end a turbulent chapter in the history of his country and its relationship with its monarchy. His flight into exile in 1967, following a military coup, and the abolition of the monarchy in a referendum seven years later…
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The 'Windsor Beauties' take centre stage in new look at society and style

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18th January 2023
A new exhibition at Hampton Court Palace is exploring the standards of beauty around the royal court and how those can be explored in a modern context. “Permissible Beauty” opened at Hampton Court Palace last week in the Communication Gallery and Cartoon Gallery. The exhibition features the “Windsor Beauties”, a set of portraits by British artist Sir Peter Lely featuring several…
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Tears and curtsies for Constantine II as the last King of Greece is laid to rest

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16th January 2023
He was king and exile but as Constantine II was laid to rest, there were final reverences for the last King of Greece. As family, relations and dignitaries filed into the small chapel at Tatoi where the committal ceremony for the former monarch took place, several guests gave deep curtseys to his coffin. Among them were Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina of Spain, nieces of King Constantine.
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What happened to the Greek Monarchy?

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11th January 2023
The last King of Greece, Constantine II, has died. He ruled between 1964 and 1974 but was in exile for most of his rule. Here, we look back at the end of the Greek Monarchy. Greece is a democratic republic that carefully balances a history that dates back to the 12th…
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The life, scandals and loves of Princess Margaret

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10th January 2023
Princess Margaret Rose was born on 21 August 1930, the younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York. She was born at Glamis Castle in Scotland and was the first major royal to be born in Scotland since Charles I over 300 years earlier. At the time of her birth, she was fourth in line to the throne behind her uncle David, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII),her father (later George…
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