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Earl Spencer refused to allow The Crown to film at Althorp

The Earl Spencer, the younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, refused to allow The Crown to film at the family’s estate due to their portrayal of Diana and his view that the show is fictional. Charles Spencer revealed on ITV’s Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, due to air tomorrow, that he was approached by the production team of The Crown about filming at the…
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The Duchess of Cornwall praises young writers for using creativity to overcome the challenges of 2020

The Duchess of Cornwall has attended the virtual awards ceremony for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, presenting on behalf of The Queen. Camilla launched this year’s essay competition during a royal visit of New Zealand in 2019. In a speech, Camilla said, “Every year, your entries get better and better and, once again, I have been blown away by your…
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Why does the 20th of November have good and bad memories for the Queen?

Many dates in royal history will churn up positive and negative memories for members of the Royal Family. Perhaps this is most true for the Queen herself, who has been the head of the House of Windsor for almost sixty-nine years. Several key anniversaries define Her Majesty’s reign. Most prominent is likely February 6, the date of her accession to the throne which also marks the tragic death…
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The Duchess of Cornwall shares love of reading for Booker Prize ceremony

The Duchess of Cornwall sent a message of support to this year’s winner of the Man Booker Prize, and praised the fact that, in all the uncertainties of this year, “we have, at least, been able to read. And as long as we can read, we can travel, we can escape, we can explore, we can laugh, we can cry and we can grapple with life’s mysteries.” Camilla has taken part in the presentation of…
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