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Strange and insulting historical royal nicknames

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12th August 2017
The use of nicknames or epithets to describe a royal or a local ruler was quite common until recent times. Before pictures were easily accessed, or in places where the first name was repeatedly used for consecutive rulers, a nickname was a useful way to distinguish one person from another. Sometimes these names were chosen by the bearer themselves, sometimes they were gained through a courageous…
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Channel 4 achieves largest documentary ratings since Benefits Street as millions tune in to watch Diana tapes

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7th August 2017
Channel 4 achieved its highest television ratings for the screening of a documentary in over three years on Sunday night after a peak audience of 4.1m tuned in to watch ‘Diana In Her Own Words’. Overall, the broadcaster won 16.4 per cent of the audience share with an average of 3.5m viewers tuning in to watch the controversial programme which has been Channel 4’s most watched…
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Prince Laurent, l'enfant terrible?

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6th August 2017
It seems like in every royal family there is a member who cuts corners from time to time. Often it is the result of an exaggeration by the press but sometimes there really are royals who do not feel the need to follow the rules or do not behave like they are expected to. An…
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Royal Childbirth and the Tudors

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5th August 2017
The experience of royal childbirth in the Tudor period was perilous at best, the attitude towards it both anxious and obsessive, most especially because the weight of its outcome would concern the matter of the succession. This is a crucial case in point that royal sex was…
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Will The Queen make Prince Charles Prince Regent when she turns 95?

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4th August 2017
It has been reported that The Queen has implied she would consider making her son, Prince Charles, Prince Regent once she reaches the age of 95. In his column for the London Evening Standard, royal commentator Robert Jobson says that Her Majesty has “has hinted that she would consider a Prince Charles Regency at 95.” So, could this happen? Is it possible for The Queen to hand over her…
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Who is Catherine Quinn – the new Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cambridge?

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2nd August 2017
The Duchess of Cambridge has appointed Catherine Quinn to be her new Private Secretary, replacing Rebecca Priestley who leaves in the Summer. But who is Ms Quinn, and what will she bring to The Royal Family? Photo Credit: Saïd Business School, Catherine Quinn is currently head of the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and it is understood she will take up her role as the new…
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