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Kate's State Banquet Jewels: the Queen Alexandra Wedding Necklace

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24th October 2018
It’s been quite the year for royal jewellery revivals. After the regal brides of 2018, the Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie, surprised us by choosing tiaras that hadn’t been seen in decades for their weddings, the Duchess of Cambridge has joined this rather exclusive club by wearing a necklace that has been hidden in the palace jewellery box for years. Embed from Getty Images Embed from…
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No repairs to royal love monument before the spring

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23rd October 2018
A rare medieval monument, built by a grieving king for his lost queen, won’t now be repaired until spring next year. The Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone in Northamptonshire will undergo restoration work from April 2019 but campaigners have raised concerns that that will be too long to stop more damage being done. The 13th century stone cross has been deteriorating for some time with chunks falling…
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A Week in Royal History

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20th October 2018
In a week when we got our first news of royal history to come (yes, I’m talking baby Sussex here) there were also plenty of tidbits from times gone to whet the appetite of even the hungriest fan of the royal past. From once in a lifetime exhibitions to the promise of…
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Duchess Down Under: Stripes in Sydney

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19th October 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to Sydney ahead of the Invictus Games opening on Saturday, with a trip to Bondi Beach, a visit to the MacArthur Girls High School, calls on the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition, and, for Harry, a bridge climb to plant the Invictus Flag over Sydney Harbour. Meghan debuted a beachy maxi dress for her trip to Bondi Beach. The brown…
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Princess Eugenie's Wedding Day Jewels

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12th October 2018
You can’t have a royal wedding without a bit of sparkle, and Princess Eugenie kept us all happy with the jewels she chose for her marriage to Jack Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on October 12th 2018. The princess, ninth in line to the throne, also ticked a couple of bridal musts off that traditional to do list with her jewels covering something old, something new and…
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