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Windsor Castle set to welcome back visitors

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8th July 2020
Starting 23 July, guests can once again tour Royal Collection Trust castles, palaces, and galleries as Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, and TheQueen’s Galleries in London and Edinburgh re-open to the public.The castle and other Royal Collection Trust properties have been closed since 21 March due to the coronavirus pandemic and will open…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium

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2nd July 2020
They were an unexpected king and queen and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixty first wedding anniversary.  The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Royal Central looks back at the wedding which would put a shy young couple on the path to a…
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Historic Royal Palaces report £95 million shortfall in finances

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16th June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every sector of business this year, and those who depend on tourism have been particularly hard-hit. Historic Royal Palaces announced Tuesday that they have lost £95 million in income due to the pandemic-related closures.Historic Royal Palaces is a totally self-funded charity and receives no funding from the Crown or the government, therefore relying on…
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London’s Royal Statues: Queen Charlotte

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9th June 2020
London has many plaques and memorials with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are and why. Some of these statues may be much less known and indeed, too little seen.Stephen McKay via Wikimedia CommonsQueen Charlotte, born Charlotte of…
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