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Dress from Queen's younger years to be sold at auction

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23rd September 2014
<![CDATA[ A dress worn by Princess Elizabeth in 1949 is to be sold at auction on 25th September. The dress was made by Norman Hartnell, who dressed Elizabeth while both Princess and Queen as Royal Clothier. It is made from silk and features a floral pattern in pink and white; the dress’s shape shows off Her Majesty’s renowned slim waist of her younger years, which the dress shows to…
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Preview: Five new documentaries for 'Royals Month' on CBC

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10th September 2014
<![CDATA[During September, channel CBC will be showing five brand new documentaries focusing on different members of the royal family for ‘Royals Month’ on the Canadian channel. These enlightening documentaries will reveal more to audiences about the lives of the royals through exclusive interviews with some members of the royal family, commentators and staff members. ‘Royals Month’…
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Her Majesty The Queen and the exploding post box

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5th September 2014
<![CDATA[The year is 1952 and Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation is fast approaching. But who would have ever thought that it wouldn't be the upcoming historical event that would make the national news, but a lonely and quite boring red post box in the Inch area of Edinburgh. Well it did and for quite explosive reasons… When Her Majesty ascended the Throne back in 1952, she became…
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