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Royal Central speaks to Sophie Raworth about new documentary celebrating The Queen's long reign

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6th September 2015
On the 9th of September this year, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will make history as she becomes the longest reigning monarch Britain has ever seen. To mark the occasion, BBC One will be airing a documentary, ‘The Queen’s Longest Reign: Elizabeth & Victoria’. The hour-long documentary, airing on September 7, will look at the reigns of both Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, asking…
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Classically Charles: the flawless style of the future king

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31st August 2015
When Issue 41 of The Rake magazine hit newsstands a couple of weeks ago, it threw the spotlight on Prince Charles again. But the immediate focus wasn’t on his involvement in public life or the content of the letters to government ministers that have plagued the front pages over recent months, rather, it was how the Prince was dressed which drew attention. Cutting a regal picture on the cover…
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Royal Portraiture: Propaganda Painting

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31st August 2015
Today, images of the Royal Family are everywhere. As technology advances, we can instantly retrieve images of any member of the Royal Family, both in private and outperforming their royal duties. Now, because of this, the members of the royal family can be recognized…
Opinion

The King's Curse: your 90 second summer reading review

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27th August 2015
The King’s Curse is quite simply an epic read and Philippa Gregory, author of the acclaimed The Cousins War series, tells the story of deposed royal, Margaret Pole, quite spectacularly. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Margaret Pole is the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, who in turn was the brother of two Plantagenet Kings, Edward IV and Richard III. She is also the cousin of…
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Insight

Just why is Queen Mary I known as 'Bloody Mary'?

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24th August 2015
While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out, he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very frail and sickly boy of nine…
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Monarchy Monday: The love story of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

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24th August 2015
No questions asked Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert have one of the most famous love stories of the royal family of all time. Although Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip do have one that comes a close second. Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, 1951 It all started when the two met at the wedding of Philip’s cousin, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark to…
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