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The Prince of Flowers

The Prince of Wales has always been passionate about nature and his work on the environment encompasses global issues. But a little closer to home there’s nothing the heir to the throne likes more than a potter in his gardens and as spring attempts to get under way (Storm Gareth aside), the prince has begun his now traditional practice of sharing lots of photos of his flowers. Thanks to the…
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The Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales in photos

Today, the Queen hosts a reception in London to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. The ceremony itself took place on July 1st 1969 at Caernarfon Castle, watched by thousands at the ancient royal site and many more on TV.  It marked a milestone in the life of Charles Philip Arthur George, first born son of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, as…
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The Royal Household publishes new social media guidelines

The Royal Household has published new social media guidelines which ask all users who interact with their channels to act with “courtesy, kindness and respect.” According to the statement, they ask anybody “engaging with our social media channels shows courtesy, kindness and respect for all other members of our social media communities.” Users who do not abide by the new…
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Poetry and the Tsarina?

Included amongst the works read as a young woman by Princess Alix of Hesse, later Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), were – according to letters that she wrote to her eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Louis of Battenberg – Guizot’s Reformation de la Litterature, the Life of Cromwell and Raumer’s nine-volume set, Geschichte der Hohenstaufen(Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden…
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