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Royal Residences: A brief history of Osborne House

Royal Central has taken a look at the history behind one of Queen Victoria’s favourite homes, Osborne House. Where is it located? The former royal residence where Queen Victoria died is located in East Cowes, Isle of Wight and was built in an Italian Renaissance style by Thomas Cubitt. Prince Albert heavily contributed to the home’s design and enjoyed looking out across the…
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The Sussexes

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex hire former Buckingham Palace aides to work on their charity projects

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have hired two former Buckingham Palace aides on a freelance basis to assist with their charity projects in the United Kingdom. According to the Daily Mail, Clara Loughran and Beth Herlihy are to be employed by the Sussexes on a freelance basis. Both Loughran and Herlihy previously worked for Harry and Meghan when they lived in the UK as working royals but lost…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

The Sussex 2020 year in review

What a 2020 it was for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who – even taking Covid out of the equation – have gone through one of the most tumultuous and life-changing years one can imagine. With the announcement they were leaving their roles as senior members of the Royal Family and moving to North America, the Sussexes were among the family’s most headline-making members this…
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The Kents

The Royal Year in Review: the Kents

In ordinary times, the past year might well have seen a focus on the Duke of Kent celebrating his 85th birthday and questions asked about how much longer this devoted cousin of the Queen would continue to serve the Royal Family. Instead, this most extraordinary time has seen…
The Yorks

A wedding, a pregnancy and an outcast: The York Family's Year in Review

A wedding, a pregnancy and an outcast. Although it might sound like the premise for a new film, they are in fact the words which accurately sum up the year 2020 for the York Family. For every citizen of the globe, the start of the new decade certainly hasn’t been straightforward due to the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps this was, however, a saving grace for the Duke of York, who didn’t have…
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