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Augusta, Princess of Wales and Kew Gardens

Ahead of Princess Alexandra’s upcoming visit to Kew Gardens, we’re taking a look back at its history and the story of Princess Augusta’s involvement in the 18th century. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg married George II’s son, Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1736. She was just 17-years-old and spoke almost no English, but this Princess of Wales was to make a…
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Royal Weddings: Wedding of Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall

Just months after the high profile wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, Zara Phillips married her longtime boyfriend, Mike Tindall on 30 July 2011. It wasn’t a wedding full of cameras and politicians but an event with a down to earth feeling. Zara Phillips is the granddaughter of The Queen and daughter of Anne, Princess Royal. Her father, Captain Mark Phillips, an English Olympic…
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Security scare as convicted torturer gets within feet of Prince George

The Royal Family has launched a security investigation after a convicted torturer, Darren Benjamin, 40, was able to get within feet of Prince George and his two siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at Kensington Palace. Benjamin was allowed into Kensington Palace grounds as a delivery driver delivering furniture where he came across the three Cambridge children with their nanny, Maria…
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The Royal Week In Pictures

In a week when summer made its presence well and truly felt in the UK, the royal diary remained packed. The long holiday might almost be upon us but that didn’t stop the Royal Family working its way through a busy agenda which included bells, bulls and bears. From…
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Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall announce New Zealand tour

This autumn is gearing up to be a big one for royal tours, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge making a visit to Pakistan and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex carrying out a tour of Southern Africa. Now we have news of a third royal tour, with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall heading to New Zealand. The couple will visit New Zealand this November and last travelled to the country…
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