History

66 years and counting: Happy Anniversary to Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh

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20th November 2013
Today is the 66th wedding anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Central wishes the royal couple many happy returns of the day. Now married for 66 years, The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip when she was just 13 years old at the wedding of his cousin, Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for the young princess. She stayed keen to the…
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State & Ceremonial

Queen gives green light to removing gender bias from titles

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1st November 2013
Equality in the peerage took a big step forward last Friday when a bill which seeks to remove the gender bias of titles in the United Kingdom and also to afford husbands of peers and civil partners of peers courtesy titles got its second reading in the House of Lords. The Queen herself has given her approval for the bill to proceed, as is required for any bill which concerns the royal…
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Palaces & Buildings

Spooktacular stories: tales of ghosts and other hauntings in the Royal Palaces

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23rd October 2013
Ghosts of wives and lovers, hauntings from scorned staff, frightful sounds, creaks and coughs. No, this is not a new film at the cinema or a book: These are the haunted Royal Residences. Buckingham Palace It is said that on the rear terrace of Buckingham Palace, a monk draped in a brown cowl haunts at night. A monastery once stood where Buckingham Palaces is located. The monk supposedly died in…
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History

Royal Christenings Through the Ages

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22nd October 2013
Prince George of Cambridge will follow in a long line of royal babies when he is christened on Wednesday. As a deliberate nod to this tradition, he will be baptised wearing a replica of the christening robe made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, which was then worn by…
State & Ceremonial

Prince William to hold first investiture on behalf of The Queen

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14th October 2013
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge is to hold his first investiture on Thursday at Buckingham Palace on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, it has been reported. The Duke, who recently quit the RAF to pursue causes of his own, was confirmed in September to be taking on more duties which does include performing investitures, a duty he will one day perform frequently as King, in addition to…
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