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Royal style roundup: August 2019

Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter: Both of Kristin’s top looks this month come from Spain’s Queen Letizia. For the Spanish royal family’s annual summer photocall, Queen Letizia wore a gorgeous pink-and-white floral dress with a full skirt. The dress is from the Adolfo Domínguez spring 2018 collection, according to UFO No More. She paired the midi-length frock with her…
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Former Prime Minister Sir John Major to take Boris Johnson to court over Queen's Speech

A former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is taking a current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to court in an unprecedented move. Sir John Major, Conservative PM from 1990 – 1997, has announced that he is taking Boris Johnson and the government to court over their decision to prorogue Parliament. In a statement, Sir John said: “I promised that, if the Prime Minister prorogued…
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A King's grave and his dogs

Uniquely among the early modern kings, Frederick II – King ‘in’ Prussia until ‘of’ Prussia was finally adopted in 1772, who was already known as ‘the Great’ by an admiring Europe – does not rest in the ancestral vault of the royal house to which he belonged…
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VIDEO: Newly unearthed footage shows how the BBC broke the news of Lord Mountbatten's assasination​

Newly unearthed archive footage shows how the BBC interrupted normal broadcasting to break the news of Lord Mountbatten’s death 40 years ago. As it was a Bank Holiday Monday, the BBC was airing a special comedy double-bill featuring Bob Hope at the time the announcement was made. The decision was made to interrupt the programming to announce Lord Mountbatten’s death at around…
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The Royal Central Podcast

Welcome to a brand new Royal Central podcast. Every week, the team will be bringing you the latest news and debate on all things royal. This week, we’re chatting about the problems faced by the British Royal Family in what’s been a difficult month.
FeaturesRoyal Weddings

The weddings of Queen Victoria's children

Of the nine children of Queen Victoria’s children, one daughter married in London another on the Isle of Wight and one son in St. Petersburg. The remaining six married at Windsor, five at St. George’s Chapel and one in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle. The College of St. George was founded in 1348 and is inextricably linked with the Most Noble Order of the Garter, one of the oldest…
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