Features

A Christmas first inside one of the world's oldest royal castles

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20th October 2024
The King and Queen will be opening up Windsor Castle beginning in November for festive guests to enjoy an historic holiday season. And for the first time, a miniature royal residence within a residence will get its own Christmas decorations. Windsor Castle will be officially opened to visitors for the holidays beginning on 21 November 2024 until 6 January 2025.  Although the almost…
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Features

Which special royal jewels might be on display on the State Visit to Australia?

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18th October 2024
On Friday, 18 October, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be arriving in Australia to begin their tour. The late Queen Elizabeth II had several pieces of jewellery that she received from Australia; which might we see on this visit?  The then-Princess Elizabeth received the Australian Opal Spray Brooch as a wedding gift in 1947 from the Returned Sailors’, Soldiers’, and Airmen’s Imperial…
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History

The fast and brutal end of an infamous queen

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16th October 2024
In October of 1793, the most famous French Queen in history met a swift and gruesome end.  After the French Royal Family was seized by Revolutionary forces in August of 1792, they were held prisoner. The former King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793, but Queen Marie Antoinette and her children were held for much longer.  However, the former French Queen was put on trial on 14…
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History

A royal mystery: where did the Amber Room go?

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13th October 2024
While there are many missing tiaras, necklaces, and rings, there is one missing piece of royal history that literally looms larger. The Amber Room from Catherine Palace went missing during the Second World War, and it has not been located to this day.  The Amber Room was…
History

The mysterious missing Romanov jewels: where are they?

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12th October 2024
The Romanov family had one of the most impressive jewel collections in Europe. However, during the Russian Revolution, the new government claimed the collection and several pieces mysteriously went missing.  Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917. Shortly after, Nicolas and his family were imprisoned and they would be held at various locations until they were executed by the…
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