Palaces & BuildingsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s renovation of Anmer Hall

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20th May 2014
<![CDATA[It has been reported that Anmer Hall, the country residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has had an estimated renovation of £1.5 million. The Hall is a two hundred-year-old Grade II listed home and is part of The Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. Renovation work supposedly began on the home in September of last year after King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough…
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State & Ceremonial

Queen prorogues Parliament

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14th May 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen has prorogued the 4th session of Parliament today in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament on 4th June and the speech from the throne on the Government's legislative programme for the final year before the 2015…
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Tower of London to mark WW1 centenary

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7th May 2014
<![CDATA[The moat at the Tower of London will be filled with nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies this summer to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Beginning on August 5th and ending on Remembrance Day (11th November), the dry moat will be turned into a sea of red as each poppy will mark the British or Colonial soldier killed during the conflict. There will be 888,246…
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Queen set to attend Order of the Bath service

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3rd May 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen is set to attend the service for the Order of the Bath in Westminster Abbey this Friday, the first time she has attended the quadrennial service since 2006. Her Majesty, who will be joined by the Prince of Wales as Great Master of the order, will invest new senior knights during the occasion as well as attending the religious service during the occasion. The chapel of the…
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Palaces & Buildings

A Royal Burial - Frogmore

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2nd May 2014
<![CDATA[ The last post in this series of blogs will be focused on the Frogmore Estate. The estate comprises 33 acres of private gardens within the grounds of Windsor Great Park which adjoins Windsor Castle. It is the location of Frogmore House, a royal retreat; however…
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History Rewind: The Duchess of Windsor laid to rest

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29th April 2014
<![CDATA[ On 29 April 1986 The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson was buried alongside her husband, The Duke of Windsor at Frogmore in Windsor. The Duchess was buried in an English oak coffin that contained a silver inscribed plate stating, “Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, 1896-1986”. St George’s Chapel held the rather simple funeral mass. Flags were flown at half-staff but there was…
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