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Is King Charles hoping to follow in Queen Elizabeth II's footsteps with historic visit?

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30th January 2025
It was one of the most famous State Visits of the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II and now it appears that her son and successor hopes to emulate a moment that is still talked about today. In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to make a State Visit to the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, Her Late Majesty welcomed the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to the UK…
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The brand new line of succession to the Throne

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29th January 2025
The line of succession to the throne of King Charles has just changed with the arrival of a brand new royal baby. Princess Beatrice has given birth to a daughter. Baby Athena Mapelli Mozzi is eleventh in line to the throne. The path to the throne of King Charles III…
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The lonely death of a king at Windsor

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29th January 2025
King George III had the third-longest reign in British history (behind Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria) and has recently come back into the spotlight with Bridgerton. This January also marks the anniversary of his death, 205 years ago, at Windsor Castle. It was the end…
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The royal execution site hidden in Whitehall

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27th January 2025
Although Whitehall is now known for being the home of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, 10 Downing Street, and countless government buildings, there is a royal execution site hidden in plain sight.  King Charles I, the second Stuart monarch of England, continually fought with Parliament throughout his reign. He married a Catholic princess, he dissolved Parliament altogether when MPs did not…
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How Christian Dior remains a steadfast royal favourite through the decades

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22nd January 2025
This week marks the 120th birthday of Christian Dior, the designer who changed the trajectory of post-war fashion. From The New Look’s first appearance in 1947, the House of Dior has been a royal favourite. A young Princess Margaret first explored Dior’s fashion on a 1949 visit to Paris where she fell in love with the designer’s work. The stylish Princess was so enamoured with his designs…
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The death of a king in a modern era: how George V's passing was announced to the world

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19th January 2025
It was not an auspicious start to the new year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa England’, as Queen Elizabeth II once called her grandfather, feted during his Silver Jubilee, but long periods of poor health had plagued the King, and he would not live to see February. By 15 January, he was bedridden with a cold from which he’d never recover. His favourite…
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