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Meet Missis Kwin, Head of State in Papua New Guinea

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9th April 2022
As Britain’s monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen holds a number of titles and some might be more familiar than others. Ahead of The Princess Royal’s visit to Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central is looking at the Queen’s title there. In Papua New Guinea Elizabeth II is known as Missis Kwin.The Queen is Head of State in the…
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Platinum Jubilee: Jubilee visits to Papua New Guinea

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9th April 2022
In honour of 70 years of the throne, senior members of the Royal Family are touring the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth. With The Princess Royal set to visit Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central is taking a look at past Jubilee visits to the country.The Queen marked her first visit to the country in February 1974 alongside The Princess Royal and the…
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A royal wedding, decades in the making

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8th April 2022
It was a wedding 35 years in the making for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot.But like the years leading up the…
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Novel written by Diana's brother to get on-screen adaptation

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8th April 2022
Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, continues to be busy in his career. It was announced this week that his seventh book, the 2017 To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great Escape, will be developed for the screen.Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, the duo behind The Lost King and Philomena, have bought the rights to the book, but it is still unknown whether or not it will be developed for…
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The mysterious paintings that brought a Queen of Spain to England

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5th April 2022
They are a very special set of paintings that arrived in England in mysterious circumstances and which were only accessible to the guests of one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe for years. Now, they are at the heart of a new exhibition of Spanish art which has brought Queen Letizia to England.‘Jacob and his Twelve Sons’ were painted by Francisco de Zurburan, famed for his…
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