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Jane Austen's royal fans through the ages

Today the Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton. The beloved English author spent the last eight years of her life in the cottage before her death in Winchester 1817. Austen is a rare author who still remains a favourite choice amongst royal readers over two centuries later. King George IV While George was the Prince Regent, he immediately…
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When Dot Cotton met The Queen - in memorium to soap royalty, June Brown

June Brown, the legendary TV actress who has died at the age of 95, revealed she was so nervous at meeting The Queen on one of their several encounters that she almost fell over. The star, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list just months ago, revealed that when she’d picked up her MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2008, she had almost tripped over as she made her way…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen's first state visit to the Vatican

The Queen has made history countless times throughout her 70-year reign and 17 October 1980 was no exception. On that day, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican. The historic visit was seen as a historic opportunity to forge relations between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Her Majesty was accompanied by her husband, the…
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The Queen's Reign in Jewels: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara

While Queen Mary was known to be a magpie with a large jewellery collection, her mother-in-law also had a strong collection of her own. And amongst the most famous pieces is the gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara. In 1888, the then Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Lady Salisbury organised a group of 365 peeresses who donated funds to…
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