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OBITUARY: The Dowager Duchess of Grafton, the Queen's most senior Lady-in-Waiting, who has died aged 101

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5th December 2021
The Dowager Duchess of Grafton was born on 24th February 1920 into an aristocratic family of Barons, financiers, and of the banking dynasty Smith’s Bank of Nottingham (founded in 1658 by Thomas Smith). Born Ann Fortune Smith, Her Grace married Hugh FitzRoy, the then Earl of Euston, on 12th October 1946 after meeting him at a ball on his family’s ancestral home of the Euston estate in…
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History

What happened to China’s Qing dynasty?

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5th December 2021
Imperial China has a long and illustrious history. It is a civilisation that began with the Shang dynasty in 1250 BC and lasted until the Qing dynasty that fell in 1912. The last emperor to rule China was Puyi, whose regnal name was Xuantong Emperor. He came to the…
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Duchess of Cambridge visits Fabergé Exhibition

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3rd December 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to see a new exhibition with royal ties. Catherine visited the V&A on Thursday morning to see Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, which recently opened. The exhibition includes over 200 pieces, including three Imperial Easter eggs that have never been seen in the UK before. The Moscow Kremlin Egg, which…
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Features

The Royal Central holiday gift guide

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29th November 2021
Cyber Monday is here, and if you are wondering what to give that royal loving family member or friend in your life, we have compiled a list of suggestions to help out. Our editorial staff has chosen some of their favourite royal-themed gifts and listed them below! Brittani Barger, Deputy Editor With the Japanese Imperial Family getting a lot of attention since the marriage of former Princess…
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Features

King Felipe and Queen Letizia conclude historic State Visit to Sweden

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25th November 2021
The second and final day of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s State Visit to Sweden came just a few hours after the glittering State Banquet.  Thursday, 25th November began with separate engagements for King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The King held an early meeting with Swedish entrepreneurs, which was followed by the opening of the Entrepreneurial Seminar Sweden-Spain.  During the opening…
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