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Let the King choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury? Not without a constitutional crisis

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17th July 2025
A recent letter published in The Spectator has stirred the waters of Church and State by proposing that King Charles III should personally choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The suggestion, made by a parish vicar, speaks to a deep sense of dissatisfaction in some Anglican quarters with the modern Church’s leadership – but it also betrays a misunderstanding of how the English…
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An unexpected romance and glittering wedding that led to a very famous royal dynasty

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16th July 2025
it’s one of the most important royal weddings in history and led to the foundation of one of the most famous dynasties of all. But it began in controversy. In July 1893, the Duke of York married Princess Mary of Teck at St. James’s Palace. However, the duke wasn’t the bride’s first royal fiance. In December 1891,Mary had become engaged to another prince – the Duke…
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A festoon of diamonds that just made a star appearance at a glittering royal event

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16th July 2025
The King and Queen were joined by several other senior royals for the French State Banquet at Windsor Castle. Both the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Gloucester were on hand to help support the King, and both women wore long time favourite tiaras. The Princess Royal chose the Diamond Festoon Tiara, a long-standing piece in her personal collection. Historians believe that the delicate…
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How Prince Philip broke royal protocol at a state banquet to to comfort a wounded woman

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8th July 2025
Following the death of Lord Tebbit on Tuesday at the age of 94, a story has resurfaced highlighting Prince Philip’s quiet compassion towards the politician’s wife, Margaret, during one of the most difficult periods of their lives. In 1984, shortly after the Brighton bombing that left Lady Tebbit severely injured and paralysed, the couple attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. It was…
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