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Camilla turns dinner lady to launch the “Hour of Need” Campaign

The Duchess of Cornwall donned a mask, gloves and face shield to help prepare and serve food at the Mill End Lunch Club in Rickmansworth earlier this week. This lunch club is a place for older people to relax, socialise and enjoy a meal. It is part of the Royal Voluntary Service, of which Camilla is the President.  The Duchess was invited to visit the lunch club by 86-year-old Doris Winfield…
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Introducing Royal Central Extra

Royal Central’s Facebook group, Royal Central Extra, is now packed with exclusive content for our subscribers. Since launching in mid September, this special service has built up a library of videos covering British and European royals, past and present. There are also…
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Edward, Duke of Kent: the early years of a pivotal prince

The Duke of Kent, cousin of The Queen, celebrates his 85th birthday today. And despite approaching the mid point of his ninth decade, this Prince Edward keeps on going with an impressive array of royal engagements every year. Now, he’s one of the more low key members of the House of Windsor despite his tally of regal duties. But at the time of his birth he was one of the most talked about royals…
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Opals for October

Opals aren’t an overly popular stone for royals. We don’t see them glittering in many tiaras like other stones, but they do feature in other jewels. As Royal Central continues its jewel series, we take a look at some of the royal opals. Denmark’s extended royal…
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A garden of flowers named after royals

Prince Charles of Luxembourg is the latest royal to have a rose named in his honour. The nation he will one day rule is known as ‘’the country of roses’’ and members of the Grand Ducal Family have had different types of the flower named after them for over a century.
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Princess Anne's best royal fashion recycle

How pleased was I to see the fabulously floral, frilled fashion statement worn by Princess Anne to the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana brought to life in all its gaudy glory for the new season of The Crown? Very, that’s how much, for not only is the outfit worn by actress Erin Doherty for the dramatic retelling of the most famous royal wedding of them all a pretty accurate recreation, it’s…
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Diana's royal wedding dress in The Crown is missing a measure of magic

It’s the one outfit everyone wanted to see in Season Four of hit TV show, The Crown. The wedding dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer for her marriage to the Prince of Wales has been brought to life and we’ve now got our first glimpse of it on actress, Emma Corrin, who takes on the part of the late princess. And while it’s a pretty spectacular sight, I’ll admit that for me, it slightly misses…
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