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Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth: An extraordinary relationship

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5th December 2013
As the world marks Nelson Mandela’s passing, we take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary relationship the former South African President and Her Majesty The Queen shared. “It began at the 1991 heads of government meeting in Harare,” recalled Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a former Commonwealth Secretary General. “Mandela had been invited to Salisbury by Robert Mugabe with my…
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Getting to know Timothy Laurence

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17th November 2013
One of the lesser known members of the British Royal Family is the Princess Royal’s husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.  Generally referred to as Tim, he is her second husband. He is very often overlooked, but is an interesting royal nevertheless. This post…
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Prince Harry's South Pole trek: meet the challengers

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14th November 2013
Prince Harry’s patronage of Walking With the Wounded is not your typical royal patronage. After joining them for part of their 2011 trek to the North Pole, he set a new bar for himself. As far as WWTW goes, it’s not enough for Prince Harry to speak at black tie galas, he has to get his hands dirty. And how could he not? The men and women Walking With the Wounded supports are soldiers just like…
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Opinion

November's new royal books

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31st October 2013
Are you a royal aficionado? Is History an interest of yours? Do you like reading? If so, you will enjoy these books about royal history, all due to be released in November. After the Sheikhs, Christopher M. Davidson – Release Date: November 11, 2013 Often…
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The island where Prince Philip is worshipped as a god

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24th October 2013
Villagers on a remote island in the South Pacific are counting the days until they welcome their god back to his rightful home, their god being Prince Philip. Children are taught that Philip is a god who lives in England and will one day return. A group of people on the island of Tanna called the Yaohnanen believe that a man who descended from their spirit ancestors will next month return to the…
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Opinion

Today's newspaper front pages

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24th October 2013
The moment we saw Prince George on the steps of St James’s Palace in only his second public appearance, we knew what the British front pages would feature. Some newspapers may be considered over the top where as some newspapers have not featured the christening at all.
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Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look

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14th October 2013
Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I gets a second look. A rare portrait from 1593 of Queen Elizabeth I is on display at The Museum of the Albemarle in North Carolina. This overlooked gem hung without notice for over 50 years in the Elizabethan Gardens Gatehouse on Roanoke Island at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Many walked past the portrait without giving it a second thought. Professor…
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