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The Tower of London celebrates Christmas with a medieval monarch

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27th November 2024
Visitors will be able to visit a thirteenth century Christmas at the Tower of London this holiday season. Historic Royal Palaces will be marking the holiday season in true royal style. Visitors will be able to see what Christmas celebrations would have looked like at the Tower during King Edward I’s reign. In addition to special educational displays about how different monarchs…
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History

Queen Alexandra: the original royal fashion influencer

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20th November 2024
Although she was only queen consort for nine years before she became the dowager, Alexandra of Denmark was the most fashionable Queen of the United Kingdom in modern history. Who was this unwitting royal fashion influencer? The then-Princess Alexandra of Denmark arrived in England on 7 March 1863 to marry Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales. The press had already seized on the beautiful young…
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The duchess who had more titles than kings and queen

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20th November 2024
On November 20th 2014, a duchess descended from royalty but who had more titles than most kings and queens of her time died. The death of a Spanish noblewoman might not ordinarily make global headlines. But Cayetana, Duchess of Alba, was no ordinary person. She had been…
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The simple and unexpected gift Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip gave to royal guests at their wedding

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20th November 2024
It’s seven decades and counting since the royal wedding that built the modern House of Windsor. On November 20th 1947, at Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in a ceremony that would lead to one of the most successful royal unions in history. And in the run up to their wedding, the papers were filled with tiny details of a ceremony that caught the popular…
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History

Royals at War: King George II

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16th November 2024
For centuries, one of the main roles of a monarch in western Europe was to be ready to lead their troops to war. There are many royals from history who have actively taken part in battle. King George II is the last King of the United Kingdom to lead his troops on the…
History

The royal tiara that mixes some very unusual jewels

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16th November 2024
November has two birthstones: topaz and citrine. Although they are not common stones for tiaras, Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg has worn a historic citrine tiara. Since her 2012 wedding to Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Princess Stéphanie has worn the Luxembourg Citrine and Pearl Bandeau Tiara multiple times. This tiara features yellow stones…
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