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Why Japan's Princess Mako and Kei Komuro situation is different from Harry and Meghan

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28th October 2021
Since Japan’s Princess Mako married her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro, many comparisons have been made between their situation and the situation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. However, while both couples left their kingdoms for the United States, their situations are quite different. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were celebrated in the United Kingdom with a royal wedding, the…
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The October Queens: the woman who changed English royal history forever

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25th October 2021
When being a queen meant that you had married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories were told very differently. The queens of yesteryear might have ended up as some of the best known personalities of their time but the start of their stories were often as forgotten as the early years of many of the other women who lived in their realms.  Royal princes may have had their every…
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The common illness that killed a queen

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24th October 2021
In the early autumn days of 1537, King Henry VIII was celebrating as his court welcomed a prince. His longed for son and heir, Edward, had been born on October 12th at Hampton Court Palace to widespread rejoicing.  Preparations were in full swing for an elaborate…
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The royal wedding that inspired Oktoberfest

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24th October 2021
Towns and cities across the UK are hosting beer festivals inspired by Oktoberfest, the famous celebration that usually takes over Munich as autumn arrives. The main German event was cancelled in 2021 for the second year in a row, because of the pandemic. But while thousands head to Oktoberfests elsewhere, the royal story behind this big beer bonanza remains one of the least known parts of its…
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Are we asking too much of The Queen?

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22nd October 2021
The majority of us were born in Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and she is the only Monarch we have ever known. She has become such a steady figure in our lives that it is quite hard to picture life without Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. At 95 years of age, it is perhaps natural that people are concerned about her wellbeing.  The recent news of The Queen resting on doctors’ orders and…
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