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Dame Judi Dench supports a York burial for Richard III

Dame Judi Dench is asking for public support for Richard III’s remains to be returned from the University of Leicester in order to be buried in York. Dench, who was born in York and has also portrayed Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I in film, shares somewhat of a kinship, if you will, with the Royal family. Over 30,000 people have signed the online petition calling for the Government to bury…
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'Diana modernised the Royal Family' says Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts has revealed she believes Diana, Princess of Wales, modernised the Royal Family. “She helped us feel that the Royal Family were human beings, not these untouchable people,” the Australian actress told The Scotsman. “She modernised them and made…
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Prince William and Kate take Prince George to Balmoral

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived at Balmoral to introduce Prince George to great-grandad Prince Philip. William and Kate flew to the Aberdeen via private jet before driving to the Queen’s Scottish estate, the Daily Mail reports. The Duke of Edinburgh was…
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge about to move into Kensington Palace apartments

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who have famously lived as “normally” as possible in a rented farmhouse in Anglesey, Wales, will soon be relocating to their fit-for-a-King “apartment” in Kensington Palace. This is the farmhouse that no member of the general public has ever been privy to see. It has been, since The Cambridges moved in, strictly off limits to the press…
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Happy Birthday: Prince Harry turns 29 after a busy royal year

Prince Harry turns 29 today after a busy year which saw him complete a second tour of Afghanistan, rub shoulders with Michelle Obama on a visit to the United States and become an uncle to Prince George. The Prince is believed to be planning a low-key birthday and will be spending the day privately with his close friends, according to reports. In January of this year, Harry returned from…
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Tudor Historian Leanda de Lisle talks to Royal Central

Leanda de Lisle is a very in demand author at the moment – not only does she write for BBC History Magazine, History Today, The Literary Review and the Spectator, as well as national newspapers, her latest book Tudor: The Family Story has just been released and by all accounts is doing fantastically well. So after my review on Leanda’s latest book I had a thought, maybe just…
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