Features

The little seen room at Buckingham Palace packed with history

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3rd August 2023
It’s a passageway from Palace to glorious gardens and one of the less feted parts of the most famous royal residence in the world. However, the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace has several historic tales to tell.The Bow Room is not often seen by the public. It is named because of a large window along one side of the room that faces the garden. The Bow Room is often used during State Visits.
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The mysterious death of England's second King William

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3rd August 2023
In August 1100, England’s second King William died in strange circumstances and was buried quietly at Winchester Cathedral. Meanwhile, his younger brother, Henry, hastened to London to claim power. What really happened to the king?Today we’re looking at a royal…
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The glamourous royal wedding of the last King and Queen of Italy

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3rd August 2023
She was the beautiful princess who had been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January 1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked to Rome to see the…
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August's birthstone and one of the most famous royal jewels in the world

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1st August 2023
It’s just been seen up close by millions around the world at the Coronation of King Charles III. And despite its name, the Black Prince’s Ruby, this gem is actually a sparkling example of the birthstone for August, Let’s say hello to the most famous spinel in the world.Located on the front of the Imperial State Crown, the stone is an irregular and large cabochon red spinel…
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History

Anne Neville: Richard III's lost queen and Westminster Abbey

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1st August 2023
Amidst the chronicle of lost tombs at Westminster Abbey is that of Queen Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III. Queen Anne’s invisibility in these terms underlines the purported neglect on behalf of Richard III; this lack of a memorial was rectified however when a bronze plaque was placed to Queen Anne’s memory at Westminster Abbey, in an attempt to redress this act of historical forgetting.
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