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The Duchess of Marlborough and the Aylesford Affair

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20th October 2014
<![CDATA[The 11th Duke of Marlborough, who recently died on October 16th, left a widow, Lily. Now the Dowager Duchess, over thirty years the Duke’s junior, she married him in 2008 and became his fourth wife and second duchess. It was she who was instrumental in reconciling the Duke with his son, Jamie, now the 12th Duke – for historically it seems that relationships have rarely run…
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Official Royal Posts: Lord Lieutenants

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14th October 2014
<![CDATA[The Lord Lieutenants are the representatives of the Crown for each county in the United Kingdom. They are chosen by The Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and may be peers or commoners. Lord Lieutenants were at first selected as part of the…
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Official Royal Posts: Master of the Horse

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13th October 2014
<![CDATA[The honourary head of the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace is known as the Master of the Horse.Today the Master of the Horse is mainly a ceremonial office and seldom is seen apart from on state occasions, and particularly when the Sovereign is mounted. Such events as the State Opening of Parliament and Trooping the Colour will see the Master of the Horse in attendance. The Crown…
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The Royal Mint: coin portraits of the monarchy

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13th October 2014
<![CDATA[The idea of currency was created as a system that allows people to exchange goods, but do any of us know what it represents? The Royal Mint has long been in existence, and tells the story of Britain’s history. Over eleven hundred years ago a convention was…
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Official Royal Posts: The Earl Marshal

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12th October 2014
<![CDATA[The Earl Marshal is a Great Officer of State with a significant role in the arrangement of coronations and other State ceremonies. Upon the death of the Sovereign, he is in charge of organising the funeral as well as the accession and coronation of the new…
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The women behind the Crown: Influential Queen Mothers - Cecily Neville

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8th October 2014
<![CDATA[Our journey of influential queen mothers continues with Cecily Neville, the mother of two King’s of England. Cecily was born in 1415 with royal lineage that linked her to John of Gaunt, King Henry IV and Edward III of England. By the age of nine she was betrothed to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, whom she married five years later. Cecily’s journey to motherhood began in…
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Rivals for the Crown: Royal Siblings - Part I

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7th October 2014
<![CDATA[When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcome their second child in the new year, the world will celebrate once more. However, despite the happiness that a royal birth brings to the Royal Family and the public alike, unlike Prince George, this new child will not…
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Princess Margaret: a brief history

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6th October 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, led a colourful life in the public eye and was considered the most carefree. Some might say interesting, of the two sisters, due to her lesser responsibility compared to Elizabeth and some of the events that occurred during her life. Margaret Rose was born in 1930, four years after her sister, Princess Elizabeth…
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