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Newsnight's interview with Prince Andrew named as 'Scoop of the Year'

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26th February 2020
BBC Newsnight’s interview with the Duke of York has been named as ‘Scoop of the Year’ at the Royal Television Society Journalism Awards 2020. The award was presented to the Newsnight on Wednesday evening following their interview with Prince Andrew broadcast last November. Judges described the interview as a “world exclusive that was making headlines even before it was…
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In Diana's footsteps: the princess behind the palace walls

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25th February 2020
In this special edition of the Royal Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At Home with Diana’, views the princess through the windows of places she called home. By walking in Diana’s footsteps, Deb looks to bring to…
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Marie Sophie, Last Queen of the Two Sicilies

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24th February 2020
Marie Sophie is arguably less famous than her sister, the Empress of Austria, known as Sisi. Yet, her actions to save her country from ruin should earn her place equal to or surpassing her famous sister. She was trapped in a deeply unhappy marriage and sought refuge with another man, leading to the birth of an illegitimate daughter. The heroine of Gaeta suffered the loss of her daughters, the loss…
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Happy 87th birthday to the Duchess of Kent! Royal Central takes a look at "Mrs Kent's" remarkable life

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22nd February 2020
Today. we’re going to take a look at the life of Katharine, The Duchess of Kent. Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley was born 22 February 1933, the only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet and his wife Joyce. She has three older brothers. The Duchess of Kent was educated at Queen Margaret’s School in York, and Runton Hill School in North Norfolk. The Duchess…
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