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What ever happened to the 1969 film 'Royal Family'?

It has been 50 years since the famous documentary ‘Royal Family’ was shown on British TV screens for the first time, at the time this documentary really was the most talked about thing; not necessarily because of its content, but the plain fact that such a documentary was broadcast. The chances are, unless you’re a really attentive royalist, you’ve never even heard of the documentary, and…
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The Royal Family celebrates a new beginning

It’s the first day of spring today and the Royal Family has taken to social media to celebrate the blooming of a brand new season. This fresh chapter in the year’s story has been told online by the Windsors with photos of Buckingham Palace bursting into life. As the sun tried to peek through the grey clouds, the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the Royal Family shared images…
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Foundling Hospital: Royal Support that goes back centuries

As we look at the marvellous monies raised by Comic Relief, and the other support that the Arts give to charity we may think that this is a modern phenomenon – not so and the Foundling Hospital now known as Coram is an excellent example. When the Duchess of Cambridge makes a visit this week, she is continuing a royal association with the charity that goes back to King George II and one of the…
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Royals at the races: Cheltenham 2019, the best photos

It’s one of the most famous dates in the UK sporting calendar and there are no prizes for guessing which royals made their presence felt at this year’s horse racing showpiece, the Cheltenham Festival. The Princess Royal and Zara Tindall were regular attendees at this year’s event, as they are every year, and we also got a sighting of the Duchess of Cornwall who had to hold on to…
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