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Lord Mountbatten - the man behind the making of Prince Charles

Growing up in the Royal Family is an experience quite unlike the childhood many (if not all) of us had. Although Prince Charles was lucky enough to have both his parents in his life, they were both quite absent from his upbringing. This was both due to the fact mummy and daddy are Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and the fact that the Queen was frightened by the tough nanny Helen…
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On This Day: The Duchess of Cambridge was born

On 9 January 1982, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. The eldest of three children, her father Michael Middleton was a flight dispatcher for British Airways, and her mother, Carole, was a former flight attendant. Her sister Pippa was born in 1983 and their brother James was born in 1987. Catherine was baptized at…
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Happy birthday, Catherine! 39 facts about the Duchess of Cambridge

The Cambridges are spending lockdown at Anmer Hall and a low-key family celebration is sure to be happening this weekend as Kate starts the last year of her thirties. Born on 9 January 1982 at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, the Duchess marks her 39th year today. Read on for 39 facts about the Duchess (in no particular order). Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was christened at St Andrew’s…
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Sadness for The Queen as her cousin, Lady Mary Colman, dies aged 88

The Queen’s first cousin, Lady Mary Colman, has died at her Norfolk home at the age of 88. Lady Mary, who was also a Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra, died on Saturday, January 2. Born in January 1932 to Captain Michael Bowes Lyon and Elizabeth Margaret Cator, Lady Mary Cecilia Bowes Lyon was born and grew up in Bedfordshire. In 1951, at the age of 19, she married Sir Timothy…
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