British Royals

The devastating secret that Princess Alice kept from her ailing husband, the Duke of Gloucester

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5th September 2023
The third son of King George V and Queen Mary, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900. He was the first son of a monarch to be educated at school and went onto study at Eton College. His life was full of tragedy starting with not being able to continue his life with the woman he was having an affair with, Beryl Markham, and having to pay her and her husband hush-money for…
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British Royals

The rarely seen royal blue tiaras of the Windsor collection

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5th September 2023
Sapphires have been one of the favourite jewels of the modern House of Windsor. The famous engagement ring, worn now by two Princesses of Wales, is one of the best known regal gems in the world. Meanwhile, Queen Camilla has made a sapphire tiara the symbol of her first months as consort, choosing it for the first State Banquet of her husband’s reign. The Royal Family has several other…
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British Royals

Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II to be unveiled in 2026

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4th September 2023
Nearly a year after her death, the formation of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee to plan a permanent tribute to the late queen has been announced. The Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced that the work is now under way on a project focused on “designing a fitting tribute to her legacy of service to our nation and the Commonwealth,” which will be unveiled in 2026, the…
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Queen Camilla

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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