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Princess Margaret: a brief history

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6th October 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, led a colourful life in the public eye and was considered the most carefree. Some might say interesting, of the two sisters, due to her lesser responsibility compared to Elizabeth and some of the events that occurred during her life. Margaret Rose was born in 1930, four years after her sister, Princess Elizabeth…
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Canterbury Panel commemorating 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta completed

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16th September 2014
<![CDATA[The Canterbury panel of the twelve panel Magna Carta embroidery project, commemorating the sealing of Magna Carta 800 years ago has been completed. Royal School of Needlework member Rhoda Nevins was commissioned by Runnymede Borough Council to design and embroider the twelve panel tapestry to mark the 800th anniversary. Each of the 12 panels tells the story of the events and the…
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Her Majesty The Queen and the exploding post box

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5th September 2014
<![CDATA[The year is 1952 and Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation is fast approaching. But who would have ever thought that it wouldn't be the upcoming historical event that would make the national news, but a lonely and quite boring red post box in the Inch area of Edinburgh. Well it did and for quite explosive reasons… When Her Majesty ascended the Throne back in 1952, she became…
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Manuscript by Mary, Queen of Scots up for sale

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31st August 2014
<![CDATA[A very rare piece of history will take centre stage at an American auction on 18th September as a manuscript that was signed by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution is being put up for sale. The document in question relates to an estate in France where one…
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The Day Diana Died: Royal Central shares their memories

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31st August 2014
<![CDATA[ Saturday in Chicago by Cindy Stockman It was early Saturday evening and I tuned into NPR (National Public Radio) to catch the BBC news. What I thought was a typical evening of listening to the news before heading out to dinner proved to be wrong. It was Sunday morning in Paris and reports were coming in that Diana, Princess of Wales had been in a car accident. The reports were…
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