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Eamonn & Ruth to present coverage of Princess Eugenie's wedding live from Windsor

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30th September 2018
Husband and wife television presenters, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, have been lined up to present coverage of Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank live from Windsor Castle on ITV. The television couple will be presenting coverage of the marriage on a special edition of This Morning, to be broadcast at 10am on Friday 12th October. Prince Andrew’s aides had reportedly…
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Queen Victoria's dolls

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29th September 2018
The wooden dolls of the future Queen Victoria have long been the subject of fascination. Perhaps this is because we are fascinated by something so strongly associated with the childhood of that Queen who to a large extent, still remains in the historical imagination as…
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Part of the Battle of Bosworth site to be built on by developers

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26th September 2018
It’s where Richard of York gave battle in vain, the place where English history changed forever. But now the site of Battle of Bosworth is facing changes of its own after local councillors gave the go ahead for a vehicle test track to be constructed in the area. Technology company, Horiba MIRA, had asked for permission to construct a site for testing driverless vehicles at its Leicestershire…
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What happened to Portugal's monarchy?

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22nd September 2018
In the latest instalment of our autumn series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy in Portugal. On a chilly February day in 1908, the King of Portugal and his family were making their way back to their home in Lisbon after a holiday when tragedy struck. Gunmen attacked their carriage, fatally wounding the King. In…
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Cards from Queen Victoria's children

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17th September 2018
Some of the earliest Christmas cards to survive in the Royal Collection date from the first half of Queen Victoria’s reign. These were handmade by Queen Victoria’s children and are typical of the sentimental nineteenth century; although in the case of the Queen’s family, everything was preserved and nothing too small to commemorate. The German Christmas was properly introduced into England…
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