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This forgotten queen is about to be rediscovered and she's a lot more royal than her king

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17th October 2025
The Bayeux Tapestry is making its way to England for the first time in almost 1,000 years and that means we’ll all be talking a lot about Matilda, England’s first queen consort. And that’s because soon after the tapestry was created, a story began that it had been Matilda and her entourage who had stitched William the Conqueror’s famous victory into an historical…
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The Duke of Kent's 90th birthday celebrations revealed and there's a special link with his much loved parents

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12th October 2025
The Duke of Kent kept his 90th birthday rather discreetly but details of his low key celebrations have been revealed, days after they finished. Prince Edward, who’s been a front line member of the Royal Family for over seven decades, enjoyed a special event for his nine decades at the Ognisko Polskie, the Polish Hearth Club in London, which was opened by his parents in the early days of…
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This is the incredible but sad royal record held by the Duke of Kent

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9th October 2025
The Duke of Kent is the holder of an incredible royal record that’s unlikely to be broken and which began with deep sadness. Prince Edward, who turns 90 today, has been a royal duke longer than any other person. Edward, who is a cousin of King Charles, became Duke of Kent on August 1942 when he was just six years old. It was a title that came through tragedy. For Edward automatically…
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Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg chooses discreet diamonds for her first portrait as a consort

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2nd October 2025
The future Grand Duchess of Luxembourg has chosen a symbolic tiara for her first official portrait as consort of the tiny European nation. Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg has worn the Belgian Scroll tiara in the new painting which marks the start of her husband’s reign. The tiara was brought to Luxembourg in 1953 by Princess Josephine-Charlotte who was grandmother to the incoming…
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