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Take a look at Fabergé’s Easter Eggs - extraordinary creations of beauty which continue to fascinate

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3rd April 2021
Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Fabergé was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Fabergé having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Fabergé in 1842. Although Fabergé would go on to design spectacular objects of ornamentation such…
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The long, royal history of The Queen Mother's Clothing Guild

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2nd April 2021
Established in 1882 as The London Guild by Lady Wolverton, the guild was created when a matron from a Dorset orphanage asked for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys for the children in her care. The small guild provided no less than two garments for each child at the orphanage, but it wasn’t until a few years later, in 1885, that the guild would become connected to Britain’s Royal…
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April's calendar of historic royal moments

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1st April 2021
5 April 1863:On this day in 1863, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was born at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. She was the daughter of Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was married to Prince Louis of Battenberg and had four children, two…
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A tribute to a beloved great-uncle - A new Duke of Halland

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29th March 2021
Prince Julian, the newborn son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, also received the title of Duke of Halland, and this has a very special meaning for Prince Carl Philip.Photo by HRH Prince Carl Philip/KungahusetPrince Carl Philip’s great-uncle Prince Bertil was also Duke of Halland, and he was especially close to him. Bertil was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf…
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The Duchess of Cambridge set to publish Hold Still photography book

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28th March 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery once again for the publication of a commemorative ‘Hold Still’ book a year on from the launch of the successful, community-based portrait exhibition.Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 will be on sale in the United Kingdom beginning 7 May, a year after Kate first announced the photography project. It will…
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