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For a woman who founded one of the most famous royal dynasties in British history, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Katherine of Valois was the first Kate to be Queen of England and yet much of the modern imagining of her comes from her fleeting appearance in the works of Shakespeare. But what little we do know seems to indicate that the ‘fair Kate’ of Henry V was every bit as ambitious…

No one knew it at the time but on August 4th 1900, a woman who would change the course of royal history had made her debut. The birth of a daughter to Claude and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon didn’t trouble the papers of the day one jot. But as baby Elizabeth, later queen and empress, settled into her royal nursery, another royal woman who would have a major impact on her life was claiming all the…

The wildflowers that have taken over the moat at the Tower of London have got the royal seal of approval during a special visit. The Princess Royal has toured Superbloom to see how it’s transformed the space around the ancient royal residence into a wildlife haven. Superbloom was planted to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and, in the last months, has blossomed into a glowing…