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If the stars align, The Queen could have a historic runner in the 2022 Platinum Jubilee Derby at Epsom

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21st August 2021
Earlier this year, Buckingham Palace announced that The Queen will be attending the Epsom Derby in 2022 to watch the 243rd running of world’s most prestigious race. But, The Queen will be hoping that she will not only be there merely as a spectator, but an owner, with one of her two-year-old horses showing early potential to become a Derby horse. Reach For The Moon, a bay colt, won the…
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Arabella Churchill - mistress and ancestress of popular royal

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16th August 2021
King James II tends to be largely ignored. Following his brother’s long Restoration reign and removal during the Glorious Revolution for his Protestant daughter and son-in-law, his reign can feel like a footnote in a lot of discussions. And unfortunately, those in his life tend to get the same treatment. While he might not have had the many, many mistresses that his brother did, James did have a…
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When royal children "let loose" at christenings

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13th August 2021
While some royal christenings appear to be very formal, others are more relaxed, as in the case of the Danish, Dutch and Swedish royal families. Of course, we see these royal children more relaxed in christening settings because the baptisms are aired live on television, whereas the British, Luxembourgish and other royal families are not. In Britain, the press and the public can see those…
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Madame de Pompadour: from sickly child to stateswoman

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12th August 2021
Royal mistresses were, for centuries, a fixture in royal courts. Some were loved, others hated and some became amongst the most important advisers at court. One of the most influential royal mistresses of all was Madame de Pompadour. Born in Paris in December 1721 as Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, she came from a well-to-do background and at the age of five, she was sent away to school run by the…
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