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Up close with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for #RoyalVisitCanada

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5th October 2016
When it was first announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were coming to Canada it was hard for me to believe that as someone who writes about them day in and day out that I would have the chance to cover them in person. Yet soon enough (and after completing many media requests about the tour!) the first day that I would be able to cover them came in Vancouver. The media was requested to…
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Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia of Sweden grant seriously ill girl’s lifelong wish

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18th September 2016
Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia of Sweden met with a 7-year-old little girl named Enna at Princess Sibylla’s apartments in the Royal Palace. This was done through the Min Stora Dag organisation of which Madeleine is thepatron.Queen Silvia showing Enna around the Royal Palace. Photo Kate Gabor, The Royal Court, SwedenQueen Silvia and Princess Madeleine were happy to grant…
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Charity Spotlight: Project Playground

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16th September 2016
Project Playground is a non-profit organisation which focuses on improving life opportunities for children and young people. It was founded in 2010 by Princess Sofia of Sweden and Frida Vesterberg.Founders: Princess Sofia and Frida Vesterberg. Photo: Project…
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The mistresses of the Russian emperors

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31st August 2016
Royal history is dotted with scandalous love stories and so it’s no surprise that the Tsars of Russia have had their fair share of sensational liaisons. Today Royal Central is looking back at some of Russia’s most famous royal mistresses. Nicholas II and Mathilde…
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Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth's Yacht Britannia

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29th August 2016
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit: Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until 1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the British throne in 1660 and had HMY Mary built for him by the Dutch East India Company, and the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being a…
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Monarchy Rules: Louis VIII - The French Prince who invaded England

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1st August 2016
The future Louis VIII of France was born on 5 September 1187 as the son of Philip II of France and Isabella of Hainault. Isabella died in 1190 after giving birth to short lived twin boys and Louis inherited the Country of Artois through her. On 23 May 1200 Louis was married to Blanche of Castile, a daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England (sister to King Richard I and King…
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