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Sarah, Duchess of York researching sequel to 'The Young Victoria'

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5th November 2013
Sarah, Duchess of York has been granted access to the royal library at Windsor Castle to research a sequel to the film ‘The Young Victoria’, which was released in 2009. The film focused on Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne in 1837 and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, with Emily Blunt playing Victoria and Rupert Friend as Prince Albert. Princess…
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'William and Kate visit would be wonderful' says New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

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4th November 2013
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit New Zealand in 2014 for their first tour with their son, Prince George. Prince William and Kate will travel to the country at some point next year, and are expected to take the little Prince along for the visit. Despite 2014 being an election year for New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key has explained there is no reason why the royal trio…
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Animal Welfare Act endangers the Queens corgis

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3rd November 2013
The number of Pembroke Corgis is slowly declining. Her Majesty’s much beloved and favourite dog, the Pembroke Corgi is in danger of becoming an endangered species. A new ban on tail docking introduced by the Labour party is causing concern about the future of the…
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Oh, For the Good Old Days: Reflections on The Tudors, The White Queen, and Reign

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2nd November 2013
When Robert Greenblatt, then president of Showtime and producer of such innovative series as Dexter, The L Word, and Weeds, got the idea to do a series on the Tudors, his goal was to make a “younger and sexier version” of the story of Henry VIII and his wives. Michael Hirst, who was commissioned to do the pilot, was expressly asked to imagine it as a “kind of American soap opera” about…
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Queen and Prince Philip meet coastguard heroes

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31st October 2013
During their visit to Newhaven in East Sussex earlier today, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh spent time with the brave coastguard team that tried to save Dylan Atkins, the 14-year-old boy that lost his life in the St Jude storm. The body of the young boy has not been…
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Prince Charles lays down roots in South Australia

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31st October 2013
Prince Charles will open the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community in Southern Australia. The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community is ‘paving the road’ in Australia. The Prince of Wales’s charity will be part of a ‘landmark urban development project in South Australia,’ according to the Australian paper, The Herald Sun. According to Adelaide’s The Advertiser, The…
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