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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old. On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into…
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How the Duke of Kent might have become King Edward IX

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18th August 2025
It’s a royal ‘what if’. What if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? The possibility of a different royal line taking the throne lingers in an alternative history. But another intriguing possibility is highlighted as new papers about the moment that changed the monarchy forever are revealed. Could another royal brother have been declared monarch in place of Edward VIII? We all know what…
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The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring

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18th August 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’ engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a love message hidden in its stones. When Prince Edward announced his engagement to Sophie Rhys-Jones in January 1999, the engagement ring was front and…
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How King George III dodged having Uranus named after him

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15th August 2025
When William Herschel discovered the seventh planet from the Sun in 1781, it marked a historic moment in astronomy. But what is less well known is that Uranus was almost named Georgium Sidus – or “George’s Star” – in honour of King George III, a gesture reflecting the royal patronage that supported Herschel’s work. According to NASA, Herschel initially proposed Georgium…
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