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Celebrities take to Twitter to congratulate William and Kate

As news of the royal baby’s arrival broke around the world, celebrities took to their twitter pages to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their new little Prince. British singer Cheryl Cole led the heartfelt messages tweeting “Congratulations to William and Kate!! So happy they have a healthy baby and everyone is good. Can’t wait to see him now, #RoyalBaby.” Kate gave birth…
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‘Revolutions’ – Episode two of David Starkey’s ‘Music and Monarchy’

In the second episode of this series, Dr David Starkey will examine how the dramatic events of the seventeenth century reflected the music being created at the time. This century saw the succession of the Stuart monarchy, the bloody English Civil War, the execution of a monarch, mass religious conflict, and the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II. The fate of the monarchy was severely…
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, London. The Duchess was taken to the Lindo Wing in the early hours of Monday morning in what was termed ‘the early stages of labour’. Kate was safely…
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The Imminent Arrival of Baby Cambridge

Baby Cambridge‘s birthday has finally arrived, or at least let us hope so! Many of us “Anglogeeks” and our friends across the pond have being checking Twitter, BBC and the like feverishly the past week to hopefully find some little nugget of information that the heir to the Windsor throne was on the way. So will it be Alexandra Elizabeth Diana or some combo of that name?  Might it be James…
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Celebrating the birth of Royal Children

With The Duchess of Cambridge in labour and the world awaiting the birth of a new Prince of Princess, it would be fitting to look back at  how the entry of Royal children into the monarchy has been celebrated throughout history. In the medieval period, when the risk of…
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Duchess of Cambridge's labour 'progressing as normal'

The Duchess of Cambridge’s labour is “progressing as normal” a spokesman for the couple has confirmed. As we reported this morning, Kate was admitted to the Lindo Wing at around 5.30am, with the official statement confirming the news at around 7.30am. The Royal Baby is on the way. Prince William is currently by his wife’s side and the couple travelled by car to the hospital from Kensington…
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