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The king who spoke from the 15th century in 2024 and other amazing royal discoveries

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18th December 2024
The year 2024 has seen many royal history discoveries. From lost portraits to a controversial monarch’s voice, experts have continued to uncover the past lives of royals. Mayan royal jade mask foundIn January 2024, a team of archaeologists led by Francisco Estrada-Belli of Tulane University shared that in 2021 they had discovered a complete jade mask from a Mayan King dating back…
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Christmas Day words that became one of the most famous royal speeches in history

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16th December 2024
It would become one of the most important speeches of a reign and of a century. When King George VI addressed his people on Christmas Day 1939, the usual festivities were very far from his and their minds. Instead, in the first months of World War Two, King George spoke of the huge challenge faced by millions in words that are now part of history.By Christmas Day 1939, Europe was four months…
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A joyful Jubilee Christmas broadcast

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15th December 2024
For only the second time in history, a jubilee became the main focus of a Christmas speech. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth II’s 1977 royal Christmas broadcast was one of celebration and hope. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Silver Jubilee marking twenty five years…
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A new addition to the family for Christmas speech

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13th December 2024
As we dive into different Royal Christmas Broadcasts each day in December, we are able to see both personal and public moments marked for the sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II marked moments of family joy and public loss in 2015. The spring of 2015 had brought great family joy with the arrival of Princess Charlotte. Her proud great grandmother reflected on that in her Christmas speech, noting…
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Diamonds and aquamarines glitter on an historic night at Buckingham Palace

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5th December 2024
The last tiara night of 2024 for the Royal Family brought a diamond debut and lots of aquamarines. The State Banquet held for the Amir of Qatar is also the last such event to be held at Buckingham Palace for several years as restoration work means that future State Visits will be hosted at Windsor Castle. And the Royal Family chose some historic gems for this historic event.As Queen Camilla…
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