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Secrets of Royal Travel to premiere on PBS this November

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20th October 2020
With The Queen alone having racked up more than one million air miles over the years, The Royal Family is the most well-travelled monarchy in history. Now a new documentary series is taking viewers behind the scenes to see what it’s really like to travel in royal style.The two-part series, Secrets of Royal Travel, will premiere on PBS in the United States on 15 November at 10 p.m. EST…
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10 facts about Mike Tindall

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18th October 2020
As Mike Tindall celebrates his birthday today, learn more about the husband of Zara Tindall and son-in-law to the Princes Royal.Michael James Tindall was born on 18 October 1978 in Otley, West Yorkshire to Philip Tindall and Linda Shepherd. His father was a banker for…
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Forty Years: The Historic State Visit of The Queen to the Vatican

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17th October 2020
Forty years ago, on 17 October 1980, Queen Elizabeth II made history as she became the first British Monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican. The visit was seen as a chance to forge relations between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church.The Queen, who was accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in a long black taffeta gown in line with Vatican protocol.
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Coming up on Royal Central Extra

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16th October 2020
This week, we’ve got some exciting new videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days, we’ll be adding:A new…
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Opinion: The Queen and Prince William should have worn masks on Porton Down visit

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16th October 2020
Anyone who knows me well knows I am a fervent fan of Her Majesty The Queen. Which was why I was so surprised to see the pictures of Her Majesty’s joint engagement with Prince William yesterday. Neither royal (nor the staff accompanying them) wore masks on their visit to open the new Energetics Analysis Centre at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, located in Porton Down…
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Secret Royal Weddings: the mystery of Anne Boleyn’s two marriages

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15th October 2020
It was a royal union that changed England forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in?Their union…
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