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Man vows to eat a slice of Charles and Diana's wedding cake after buying it twice

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17th May 2022
A slice of royal history has been bought at auction twice by the same man, and he’s determined to have his cake and eat it, too.When Gerry Layton of Alwoodley, Yorkshire, saw a piece of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding cake for sale at a 2021 auction, he spent a mouth-watering £2,170 to purchase the slice.Fast forward to May 2022, and unbelievably, the 62-year-old…
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A King that dared to hope: how Alfonso XIII's trip changed Las Hurdes forever

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13th May 2022
The year was 1922 and Spain was under the rule of King Alfonso XIII. Las Hurdes was a small territory in the Extremadura province, that, aside from the name, shared little with the territory it is today.His Majesty decided to explore the area, but was strongly advised against it by many prominent voices at the time, who had conducted studies on the area and were less than…
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The Platinum Pudding is....a trifle fit for The Queen

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12th May 2022
The Platinum Pudding has been revealed. A lemon Swiss roll and amaretti trifle created by Jemma Melvin was revealed as the winner of the contest to find a sweet treat fit for The Queen.The pudding pick was revealed by the Duchess of Cornwall on BBC One in a special programme on May 12th 2022. The Duchess is patron of the Big Lunch which helped organise the contest along with Fortnum and…
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Two controlled explosions take place outside Westminster Abbey just weeks before the Platinum Jubilee

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9th May 2022
Two controlled explosions were carried out outside of the main entrance to Westminster Abbey on Monday evening, just weeks before the venue becomes the focal point of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Following the controlled detonations, police reopened the roads in the area and the incident has been stood down.It comes after reports of a suspicious looking vehicle being in the…
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