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Princess Alexandra attends Christmas Carol Concert held in honour of the Alzheimer's Society

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19th December 2018
Princess Alexandra attended a Christmas Carol Concert on Tuesday evening at St Paul’s Cathedral in London held in honour of the Alzheimer’s Society’s 40th anniversary. The Queen’s cousin was joined at the event by a variety of famous faces, including comedian and author David Walliams, and actress Carey Mulligan. Before the concert began, the 81-year-old royal met Carey…
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Dame Barbara Cartland and The Royal Family

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19th December 2018
English novelist Dame Barbara Cartland was one of the most prolific and commercially successful writers of the twentieth century, publishing 723 novels before her death in May 2000. Known as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Ms Cartland had a little-known royal connection to Her…
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Prince Charles celebrates 'A Christmas Carol' on a special Dickensian anniversary

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18th December 2018
It first enthralled readers exactly 175 years ago this week, and now the magic of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens has been given a royal touch. As the festive season gets well and truly underway, the Prince of Wales has brought part of the celebrated novel to life by recording an excerpt for a world-famous theatre. Prince Charles read part of the journey of the Ghost of Christmas…
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The Royal Family’s links to Freemasonry

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17th December 2018
It is often dubbed as one of the world’s most secret societies – the world of Freemasonry. From covert handshakes to Masonic rituals, mystery surrounds the organisation which has connections to the British Royal Family. Many members of The Royal Family are rumoured to…
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The Duke of Kent celebrates 55 years of being a Freemason

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16th December 2018
On Sunday, The Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge, marked 55 years of being a Freemason. The Queen’s cousin was initiated into Royal Alpha Lodge, No. 16 on 16 December 1963 at a meeting held at the Café Royal. The then Grand Master, the Earl of Scarbrough, was his proposer and his seconder was Lord Cornwallis, Provincial Grand Master of Kent. The Duke of Kent has been the…
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New photos of the Cambridge & Sussex family are released for Christmas

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14th December 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have officially released their Christmas photos this morning. Kensington Palace/Twitter The Cambridge Family photo, taken by Matt Porteous at Anmer Hall, features William and Kate with their three children, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, taken in the woods. Prince Louis is held by Kate while Princess…
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