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A bow of diamonds passed between queens that became a royal favourite

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22nd July 2022
It’s among the lesser known sparklers on show at Buckingham Palace this year but a pretty diamond brooch, passed among queens before they were majesties, provides a fascinating glimpse into how family and royal intertwine.The Dorset Bow Brooch is one of the special gems on display at the Palace as part of the summer exhibition there marking The Queen’s Accession.Glittering…
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Camilla at 75: The romance that would make her Queen Consort

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18th July 2022
It might seem like a happily ever after for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after more than 17 years of marriage. However, the truth is the road to their marriage was a long time coming.It’s believed Camilla and Charles met in mid-1971. In 1970, Andrew Parker Bowles had ended his relationship with Camilla and was linked to Charles’s sister, Princess Anne. While they…
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Secret Royal Weddings: King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

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15th July 2022
It was a royal union that changed England forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in?Their union…
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The discreet arrival of 'The Lost Prince'

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12th July 2022
As the long, dry summer of 1905 unfurled across Britain, a prince was born, but his arrival was far from the media event that the arrival of a new royal heralds today. On July 12th 1905, the Princess of Wales gave birth to her sixth child and fifth son. But his arrival was little more than a footnote in the papers of the day.The baby boy, who would be christened John Charles Francis, would…
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