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A Week in Royal History: fashion, lost secrets and a right royal romance

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16th February 2019
Royalty is never far from the news and Britain’s rich regal history can offer up tales to thrill on even the wettest Wednesday in February. The past seven days have seen a slew of stories all about the past so here’s a round up of the week just gone in royal history. The Princess Royal came face to face with part of her own history when she visited York. Anne stopped off at the…
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Norway's lost royal monument

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12th February 2019
Today, an impressive large statue of King Karl Johan is present at the Palace Square in Oslo. It has been there since 1875 and has become a symbol, a landmark and an icon of the entire city. What is less known is that this was not the first statue there. Before the…
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What happened to the Iranian royals after the monarchy fell?

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11th February 2019
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of the 2,500-year-old Persian monarchy. We are taking a look at what happened to the Iranian royals after the monarchy was officially deposed in the evening on this day in 1979. The monarch in Iran was the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was married to Empress Farah. The Shah had four children with the Empress (Crown Prince Reza…
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Eugenie and Jack's Wedding Exhibition: what will you see?

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8th February 2019
The House of Windsor just can’t get away from weddings. While Lady Gabriella Windsor keeps on with the planning for her big day with Thomas Kingston, set for Windsor at some point in 2019, the castle itself is fast turning into a one stop shop for wedding dresses. Just as the exhibition of the outfits worn at their marriage by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is coming to an end, a new display…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Eleanor Laing, receives Damehood from Prince William

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7th February 2019
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Dame Eleanor Laing, attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday where she received her Damehood from the Duke of Cambridge. Dame Eleanor, who was made a Dame in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, has been the Member of Parliament for Epping Forest for 21 years. She has been Deputy Speaker for almost five years, and before this…
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