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Writing to royals

Royals from across the world receive countless numbers of letters each year. Many have thought about writing to a specific royal, but they are not sure how to go about it. Royal Central has investigated to help our readers if they want to send a letter to any of the royals across the world. Over the past year, I have sent letters to different royals from varying royal families to see if there…
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Imperial couple introduce their poems at annual New Year ceremony

The traditional “Waka” poems, penned by the Imperial Family, and ten selected works from the public, were recited at the annual New Year event in the Matsunoma main hall in the Imperial Palace. The theme of this year’s poems was “no”, which translates as “field.” Emperor Akihito’s poem recalls the chirping of tree crickets near the Omei pavilion…
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Rwandan King's Successor Named

The late King Kigeli V of Rwanda. Photo Credit: Rwanda Library via Wikimedia Commons CC The new Head of the Rwandan Royal House has been announced by the Rwandan Royal Council of Abiru via the Prester John Institute, the Royal and Imperial Council of Foreign Nobility, of which the late King Kigeli V of Rwanda was Regent.  His Royal Highness Prince Emmanuel Bushayija was named by His…
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Russian Cleric Advocates Restoration of the Tsar

This new year marks the centennial of the February Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II from the Russian throne during the darkest days of the First World War. The Provisional Government that replaced him would, in turn, be overthrown just eight months later during the October Revolution, which saw the establishment of Soviet Russia and the start of the Russian Civil War. A hundred…
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