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Princess Beatrice tells 25th birthday party guests to 'bring trainers'

Princess Beatrice and boyfriend of 6 years, Dave Clark. Tomorrow, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York celebrates her 25th birthday. Reports say that the 6th in line to the throne is to celebrate the occasion with a party at Royal Lodge, Windsor; home to her father The Duke of York and to Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie until recently when they began occupying a flat at St…
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Boris Johnson sends gift tricycle to Prince George

From apple trees to a bag of coffee, people from across the world have been sending Prince George and his parents presents to celebrate the birth of the future monarch. Now, Boris Johnson is already trying to get the young Prince riding the streets of London on a…
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Princess Anne begins two-day visit to the Isle of Wight

Princess Anne has arrived on the Isle of Wight, to begin a two-day visit to the Island. The Princess Royal’s visit coincides with the Island’s popular yachting festival ‘Cowes Week,’ and Anne’s trip will see her undertake several engagements in Cowes. During her first-day, the Princess visited a brand-new Scout Camp Centre. The Mattinson Centre, is a new building…
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Prince Philip set to return to public life

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh is set to begin his return to public engagements on 12th August when he presents medals at the Royal Society Edinburgh. The Duke will also perform his first mainstream engagement at the end of September, over 4 months after being admitted to the London Clinic for ‘exploratory surgery’.The BBC’s Peter Hunt confirmed late on Saturday that…
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Anglogeek's 5 Minute Book Review

In the past year, I have read seven biographies on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Many of the these books contained the same stories, the same milestones and followed similar patterns. One book changed that, Elizabeth The Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell…
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Richard III - A Review

Last night I went to see The Changeling Theatre’s adaptation of Richard III at Upnor Castle.  Whilst I was really looking forward to the production, I was also feeling ready to tut under my breath at the unrealistic representation of Richard III – a man I have…
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Preview of episode eight of ‘The White Queen’

Time moves on remarkably quickly in this BBC series. It is the only way that the producers have been able to fit in decades of dramatic history without missing out as many details as possible. This episode begins with a prominent date in many royal historians minds – 1483. Max Irons fans, be prepared for this episode; Edward IV falls gravely ill. Knowing his fate, Edward names his brother…
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