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Victoria, Albert, Elizabeth and Philip to take their places in historic line up

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18th November 2021
The Royal Albert Hall has commissioned life-size sculptures of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. The Royal Albert Hall announced that the new sculptures have been commissioned by artists who were supported by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, which supports British craftsman. “As well as…
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The Royal Family's Christening Traditions

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17th November 2021
The Prince of Wales will return from his trip to the Middle East with bottles of water from the River Jordan, gifted to him during his stay and with a rather special place in the traditions of the House of Windsor. For royal babies have been christened with water taken from…
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Prince Charles plans for the future as he collects water from the River Jordan

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17th November 2021
The Prince of Wales is bringing back several bottles of water from the River Jordan from his visit to the Middle East Prince Charles arrived in Jordan on November 16th 2021 for his first overseas tour since the pandemic and one of his early stops on the trip was the spot on the river where it is believed that Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. Following his time there, in which he knelt by…
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The most important royal dress of the 20th century?

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15th November 2021
It has been described as the most important British dress design of the 20th century and the gown that the Queen wore at her Coronation, on June 2nd 1953, has its own place in history. The work of Sir Norman Hartnell, created in partnership by the Monarch, it has become one of the most emblematic outfits of the House of Windsor. And to mark her Platinum Jubilee, it will be on show at Windsor…
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Anxieties rise as The Queen’s health takes another turn - but how worried should we be?

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14th November 2021
The Queen has been forced to miss the National Service of Remembrance at Whitehall for the first time in years after suffering a sprained back. Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty would no longer attend the event just hours before it was due to go ahead. Her absence comes a month after doctors first advised her to rest and has raised fresh concerns about The Queen’s health. A…
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