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Finding a 'lost' gift on the birth of a royal baby

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24th May 2019
Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold (1788-1859), referred to in most biographies of Queen Victoria simply as Madame Siebold, is a name often treated as a historical footnote, but is in fact, one of quite astonishing importance. It was Madame Siebold, the skilled German obstetrician who successfully helped to deliver the future Queen Victoria, born on 24 May 1819, at Kensington Palace. I recently…
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Revisiting the birth of Queen Victoria

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24th May 2019
On 24 May 1819, a baby girl was born whose birth would be of overwhelming importance but on whose delivery it was by no means certain that she would succeed. This, despite the proud boast of her father, the Duke of Kent, who was determined in the royal marriage race that…
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This Week in Royal Fashion: Lady Gabriella's wedding, Kate at the Chelsea Flower Show and Buckingham Palace garden party

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23rd May 2019
We were treated to a blockbuster fashion week with a royal wedding, the Chelsea Flower Show, and a Buckingham Palace garden party. There’s much to cover, so let’s take a look at some of the style highlights: Guests at Lady Gabriella’s wedding Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston on Saturday, 18th May, and we were treated to an array of amazing outfits. We’ve…
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Gardens at Highgrove open to the public for 2019

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21st May 2019
The gardens at the Prince of Wales’s Highgrove estate are world-renowned, and with spring in full bloom now you can enjoy his beloved gardens in Tetbury for yourself. The public opening for the private gardens of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall has started, with all proceeds from ticket sales and purchases in the shop going to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund. Since 1980…
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Tea and Queen Victoria

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20th May 2019
Queen Victoria is for many, synonymous with the notion of afternoon tea, probably because the social ceremony became properly established during the later years of her reign. The Queen’s evident love of tea, however, reaches back much further than this elegant ritual.
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The Not Forgotten Association: Close to the Royal Family’s hearts for a century

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20th May 2019
The Royal Family are associated with a large number of organisations and charities, with these relationships often dating back many years. This is particularly true of the Not Forgotten Association, for whom a garden party will be held at Buckingham Palace on 23 May, to be attended by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. The origins of the association began in 1919, when Marta Cunningham, an American…
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