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Why didn't Princess Beatrice curtsey to The Queen when all of the other royal ladies did?

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1st April 2018
Charlie Proctor explains why Princess Beatrice did not curtsey to The Queen at church today when all of the other royal ladies did so. The Queen and members of The Royal Family attended the traditional Easter Day church service at Windsor Castle this morning. Most senior members of The Royal Family were present, and as is protocol, the family arrived at church before The Queen and waited outside…
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Queen Victoria and Windsor Castle

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1st April 2018
Queen Victoria is inextricably linked with Windsor Castle, but these associations, whilst deep-rooted, are in fact not always visible. A statue of her is within the first section of the State Apartments at Windsor Castle and her throne and footstool – presented to her in…
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Westminster Abbey to honour the late Professor Stephen Hawking

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31st March 2018
On 20 March 2018, Westminster Abbey released a statement that the late Professor Stephen Hawking who passed away on 14 March 2018, would be honoured with a Special Thanksgiving Service, during which his ashes would be interred at the Abbey; a second statement was released on 28 March to confirm that this would now be scheduled to take place on Friday 15 June, with further details to be announced…
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Princess Louise and the Fife Tiara

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31st March 2018
Amongst the splendid suite of jewels commissioned for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert, features in the permanent exhibition Victoria Revealed at Kensington Palace, when it re-opened in full on 30 March 2018, two magnificent tiaras which were formerly owned by Louise…
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Buckingham Palace's Summer Opening Exhibition to mark 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales

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28th March 2018
During the ten weeks of the Summer Opening of the State Rooms in 2018, visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to enjoy a unique exhibition to mark the 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales, entitled Prince and Patron, the Royal Collection has announced today. His Royal Highness’s acknowledged love of art is reflected in work supported by three select charities under his patronage…
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