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The many names of a reluctant king: the titles and transformations of Edward VIII

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29th July 2025
He is forever the king who gave up a throne for love but Edward VIII actually had many titles during his lifetime. By a curious twist of fate and royal tradition, the man who was born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David became known by many names —each a chapter in a story as dramatic as any in British history. Though his reign as Edward VIII was brief, his life was marked by…
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Fort Belvedere - the house where a King gave up the Crown may soon host another

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28th July 2025
Tucked away in the quiet, wooded reaches of Windsor Great Park, Fort Belvedere is an elegant 18th-century folly with a place in British royal history far greater than its modest footprint might suggest.While now largely hidden from public view and shrouded in decades of quietude, the estate was once the epicentre of a constitutional crisis that rocked the monarchy – and now, it is once…
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Was Queen Victoria really married twice?

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28th July 2025
She was the queen known for her unswerving devotion to her husband and whose love for him was so strong that she remained in mourning for him for forty years after his untimely death. However, a new book claimed that Victoria actually formed another lasting romantic…
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Queen Victoria's relationship with her servant back in the spotlight as author claims they may have married secretly

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26th July 2025
A new book claims that Queen Victoria may have had a secret child with her Scottish servant, John Brown.The book, Victoria’s Secret by Fern Riddell, looks at the relationship between Victoria and her ghillie who was one of the most important members of her household for twent years.The possibility is also examined in an accompanying Channel 4 programme called Queen Victoria: Secret…
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The King’s Remembrancer - the monarchy’s oldest office you’ve probably never heard of

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22nd July 2025
Beneath the pageantry of the British monarchy, amidst the gilded thrones and crimson robes, there exists a little-known figure whose title sounds as though it were plucked from the pages of a Tudor drama: The King’s Remembrancer.Little seen and rarely heard from, the King’s Remembrancer is the oldest continual judicial officer in England and Wales, with roots stretching back to 1154 and…
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