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The much maligned royal mistress who made a fortune but died penniless

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4th November 2021
I’ve always felt rather sorry for the mistress known as Mrs Jordan. For two decades, she lived alongside the third son of King George III. Her partner is known to history as King William IV but for their duration of their relationship he was the somewhat dodgy Duke of Clarence who had champagne taste and no money, purely because he had spent everything he’d been given. Dorothea Jordan was…
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History

Charlotte of Wales, the queen Britain missed

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4th November 2021
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her story is so often consigned to a…
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What happened to the Italian monarchy?

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4th November 2021
Up until 1861, when the peninsula was reunited to include more or less its current territory, Italy was home to three major states: the centre was under the rule of the Vatican, the south was called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the north was under the domain of the Savoy dynasty.  Ultimately, the latter prevailed, and the Italian peninsula was reunified under King Victor Emmanuel II of…
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Prince William addresses world leaders at COP26

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2nd November 2021
At the COP26 Climate Summit, the Duke of Cambridge joined Earthshot Prize Winners and finalists in addressing world leaders. The Duke spoke during the Accelerating Clean technology Innovation and Deployment session in one of the plenary rooms at the summit. This particular event brings together countries and business leaders to discuss how they can collaborate and accelerate the innovation of…
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A State Visit 40 years in the making

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2nd November 2021
According to the Swedish Royal Household’s website, the Scandinavian country will soon host a State Visit 40 years in the making.  On the 24th and 25th of November 2021, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will travel to Sweden with the Spanish Minister of Foreign…
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse and its royal ghostly residents

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31st October 2021
The Palace of Holyroodhouse has been an official royal residence since the early 1500s. It’s currently the official Scottish residence of The Queen. Located in the centre of Edinburgh, it stands in all its grandeur at one end of the royal mile, while Edinburgh Castle is located at the opposite end. Although, it is the setting of the British monarchy’s official Scottish residence…
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