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A sparkling celebration for the Jubilee as Buckingham Palace opens its doors for the summer

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22nd July 2022
Buckingham Palace is now open to visitors for the summer with a brand new exhibition all about The Queen’s Accession at the heart of the royal show. The display is nestled in the centre of the tour of the State Rooms at the Palace and offers a chance to see some of the most important and symbolic jewels of The Queen’s reign. Among the gems on show is the George IV Diamond Diadem…
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The Princess Royal presents Joanna Lumley with damehood

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17th July 2022
One of Britain’s much loved, all-around entertainers, Joanna Lumley, has been awarded a damehood by Princess Anne during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace for her services to drama, entertainment and charitable causes. Following the ceremony, Dame Joanna, in a fuchsia pink ensemble designed by Laura Green London, described the honour as “absolutely huge” and was thrilled to have…
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Secret Royal Weddings: the passionate king and the silent widow

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14th July 2022
Royal weddings are now major celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a handful of people. And for that reason, rumours were able to grow of secret weddings, hidden spouses and possible threats to…
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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…
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The unexpected royal wedding that created one of England's most unusual queens

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12th July 2022
Sixteenth century kings, even those that had worked their way through a quintet of queens, had a somewhat preconceived idea of what a consort should bring to their royal marriage. Henry VIII might well have been in love with the idea of love but he also had a concept of court politics that his wives had to match. However, his final wedding would prove to be the most unusual of all his marriages…
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