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Queen Camilla's Reading Room surprises readers with rare comment on the state of a royal marriage

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2nd September 2023
Queen Camilla’s Reading Room has surprised many with the current pick for a book to read, as the volume touches upon a subject that members of the Royal Family are often reluctant to discuss: other Royals.The book currently picked by Her Majesty is Anne Glenconner’s “Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown”, and recalls the years during which Lady…
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Tributes for Diana past and present

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2nd September 2023
Following Diana, Princess of Wales’s untimely death in August 1997, thousands of flowers famously were placed in front of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. At Kensington, 60 million flowers were placed, spanning 30 feet from the gates. While those flowers are no longer…
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26 years later: A look back on the day the people lost "their princess"

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31st August 2023
Another 31 August and another year since the untimely passing of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was known as “the people’s princess,” and her death took a toll on people worldwide. As another sombre anniversary passes, Royal Central looks at how that fateful day played out – hour by hour.At 11:30 a.m. local time, Diana and her rumoured boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed, were…
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Diana's last summer

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29th August 2023
Diana, Princess of Wales had just divorced Prince Charles and was ready for a fresh start when her life was cut short in a Paris car crash in August 1997.Her final months were spent advocating for a number of humanitarian issues. As another sombre anniversary passes, here is how Diana, “the People’s Princess,” spent her final months.May 1997[getty…
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What happened to the first St. Edward's Crown?

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28th August 2023
On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey, King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment of coronation.The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.”The design of St. Edward’s Crown dates back to the eleventh century, but the crown itself is much younger.The original St.
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