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The sparkling symbol of royal power that must be at the State Opening of Parliament: the Imperial State Crown

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6th November 2023
King Charles will open Parliament for the first time in his reign. And while it’s likely that his consort, Queen Camilla, will be there and possible that other members of the Royal Family could attend, His Majesty will definitely have one very important royal symbol with him. The Imperial State Crown must be in the House of Lords as the King’s Speech is read as a symbol of royal…
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The secret queen who was removed from history

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5th November 2023
She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to disaster…
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The romance and drama of the Winter Queen

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5th November 2023
Elizabeth Stuart, often referred to as The Winter Queen, was born on 19 August 1595 to James VI of Scotland, who was also James I of Great Britain, and Anne of Denmark in Falkland Palace, Scotland. In the Chapel Royal at Holyrood Palace, Elizabeth was christened in November of the same year. Named in honour of Elizabeth I, the early years of her lifewere spent inLinlithgow Palace.
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James VI and I - the King who survived the Gunpowder Plot

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5th November 2023
James VI and I was crowned at just 13 months old and is best known for uniting the crowns of England and Scotland, as well as authorising the King James Bible. The only child of Mary, Queen of Scots, James was born on 19 June 1566 in Edinburgh Castle. The young James’s father, Lord Darnley, was murdered in February 1567, and that spring, Mary was imprisoned and later forced to abdicate in…
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The ghost stories of Sweden's famous royal palaces

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31st October 2023
Drottningholm Palace in Sweden is said to be haunted by friendly ghosts. Queen Silvia revealed a few years ago that the Swedish Royal Family’s residence was haunted by spirits. The Queen was talking in a documentary on Swedish public television “Drottningholm Palace: A Royal Home” and said that she and her husband live alongside “small friends &#8230…
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