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Filming has begun on the set of ‘The Royals’

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – One of the filming locations of ‘The Royals’ The filming for a new US television series called ‘The Royals’ has officially begun. The series will be broadcasted on the E! network, with the likes of Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers, Gossip Girl), Tom Austen (The Borgias) and William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia) playing the leading roles. The series is…
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Extract from Leanda de Lisle's 'Tudor'

This edited excerpt from ‘Tudor’ concerns Henry VIII’s younger sister Mary, known as ‘The French Queen’. She had been married to the aged Louis XII, who she has not yet met, and the scene opens with her about to leave England to meet him as his wife. In ‘Tudor’ I have referenced the details, all of which drawn from contemporary documents.  The weather was stormy when the royal…
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'No breaking windows': Prince William jokes ahead of Buckingham Palace football match

On Monday afternoon, Buckingham Palace held its first ever football match on the lawns outside to mark the Football Association’s 150th anniversary. Ahead of the match, Prince William in a speech joked: “You will be playing football on my grandmother’s lawn. One warning though, if anyone breaks a window, you answer to her.” Prince William has organised the first ever football match at…
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Latest royal book offerings

Here is an insight into just a handful of royal must-read books which have been recently released or will be appearing in our bookshops and online in the very near future. The New Royal Family: Prince George, William and Kate, the Next Generation, Robert Jobson and Arthur Edwards – Released in August 2013 Written by NBC’s royal correspondent, this new release looks at the close relationship…
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