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Fact v. Fiction in The Crown's second season

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1st January 2018
The Crown returned for a second season on Netflix earlier last month, and dramatised The Queen’s reign from 1955 to roughly 1964, shortly after the birth of Prince Edward. Today we’re going to separate the fact from fiction in The Crown’s second season. Please do not read any further if you have not caught up and do not wish to be spoiled.Did Prince Philip cheat on The Queen?If he did…
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Top 5 royal related films

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26th December 2017
There have been many royal related films released over the years. I have listed below my top five royal associated films. The King’s Speech: The 2010 film starred Colin Firth as King George VI who struggles with his speech impediment and receives help from an…
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The Queen's Top Five Christmas Messages

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24th December 2017
The Queen’s Christmas Message, broadcast on television, radio, and the internet on Christmas Day, is a staple of the royal calendar. It is a tradition started by her grandfather, King George V and continued by her father, King George VI via radio broadcast. It wasn’t until the 1957 Christmas Message that they became televised. King George V delivered the first Christmas Message in 1932…
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Top 5 outgoing State Visits from Queen Elizabeth II

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21st December 2017
Queen Elizabeth has undertaken 94 official State Visits during her reign, plus two State Visits in her capacity as Queen of Canada (she visited the United States twice in the ‘50s). A State Visit is when a foreign head of state is invited to visit a country by that country’s head of state. State Visits differ from Official Visits, as an Official Visit is when high-ranking government officials…
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Christmas Trees: A Royal History

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6th December 2017
Prince Albert is generally credited with introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the work of his wife’s grandmother, Queen Charlotte. Like Prince Albert, Charlotte was born and raised in Germany, where the tradition of bringing a tree inside at Christmas time, decorated with lights and sweets, is believed to date back to the 16th century. As a child, Charlotte’s family…
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