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How Prince Philip broke royal protocol at a state banquet to to comfort a wounded woman

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8th July 2025
Following the death of Lord Tebbit on Tuesday at the age of 94, a story has resurfaced highlighting Prince Philip’s quiet compassion towards the politician’s wife, Margaret, during one of the most difficult periods of their lives.In 1984, shortly after the Brighton bombing that left Lady Tebbit severely injured and paralysed, the couple attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. It was…
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The princess you've probably never heard of who helped make Wimbledon a royal favourite

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6th July 2025
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Queen Victoria was a good sport and she…
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The English queens of France

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5th July 2025
On an August day, over 500 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, was promised in marriage to the French king, Louis XII. She would wed him several months later. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the Queen of…
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King Charles visibly moved as he sees new memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

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3rd July 2025
The King appeared visibly moved as he took part in a special service to dedicate a new memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.King Charles and Queen Camilla were at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh to see a new stone commemorating the late Monarch.The tribute, set into the floor of St. Giles, is placed near the spot where Elizabeth II’s coffin rested just before it left her Scottish…
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The ancient ceremony King Charles will undertake at start of important week

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30th June 2025
King Charles will take part in an ancient ceremony as he arrives in Scotland for a week of special events.The Monarch usually spends a week in Scotland at the start of summer with Charles III arriving for this year on July 1.His Majesty will be joined by Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh for a series of engagements celebrating Scottish culture, community, and…
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