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Platinum Jubilee inspires new beer as countdown to celebration weekend really gets under way

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25th February 2022
A brand new beer inspired by the Platinum Jubilee has been launched as the countdown to the big celebratory weekend hit 100 days. Windsor and Eton Brewery saw customers enjoy their  Castle Hill Platinum Pale Ale for the first time on February 22nd 2022. The drink, described as ”distinctive and refreshing” was created to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s…
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Is it time for every country to remove controversial royal statues?

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24th February 2022
In Belgium, a report on decolonisation has recommended that a bronze statue of King Leopold II in Brussels be melted down or removed. This is only the newest in a continual call for controversial statues to be removed, including royal statues. But should these statues be removed and melted down?  In June and July 2021, a statue of Queen Victoria was torn down in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by…
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The world's most famous Monarchy sees a celebration year threatened by storms

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21st February 2022
There is not another Monarchy anywhere in the world that constantly grabs the headlines more than the British one,. In the past few weeks, that appears to be more true than ever. The House of Windsor might be the most famous royal house in the world, but away from public scrutiny and behind closed Palace doors, there is s a family. And, right now, it’s facing a string of controversies…
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Royal Olympians: Princess Charlene

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15th February 2022
Before she became the Princess of Monaco, Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess Charlene’s Olympic career. Charlene Wittstock developed a love of swimming in her childhood, which was spent in Zimbabwe (where she was born in 1978) and South…
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