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The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's engagement ring

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25th September 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’ engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a love message hidden in its stones. When Prince Edward announced his engagement to Sophie Rhys-Jones in January 1999, the engagement ring was front and…
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Dorothy Wilding, the ground breaking photographer who shaped the image of a reign

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19th August 2024
Dorothy Wilding became the first female photographer to take pictures of royalty. Her portraits of the new Queen Elizabeth II marked the first official portraits of the new reign, but her history with the Royal Family extended back to the 1920s. Wilding set up a studio in London in the late ‘20s and her first experience with royalty came when Prince George—who later became the Duke of…
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A royal love story: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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19th February 2024
Their love is perhaps one of the strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha…
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A new year and new overseas visits for the Royal Family

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6th January 2024
As we transition into a new year, the Royal Family is transitioning into a new diary of engagements and royal tours. While some members of the family have their plans announced, there will be a number of engagements and tours kept under wraps until the last minute because of security concerns. We do know King Charles and Queen Camilla will be traveling to Canada in May. It follows criticism…
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A very Windsor Christmas

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14th December 2023
Nearly 25 years after her grandfather George V became the first to deliver a Christmas broadcast, Queen Elizabeth II would carry on the tradition and create history in her own way. Christmas 1957, The Queen’s Christmas broadcast was televised for the first time. During…
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Royal Christmas celebrations from history: puddings, tournaments and unruly bishops

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13th December 2023
The traditions of a royal Christmas have developed over the centuries and the celebrations of past monarchs seem as strange to us today as our own festivities might seem to them. The royal Christmas has taken many shapes over the centuries – here we look at some of the most intriguing regal celebrations. [getty src=”1003422478″ width=”594″ height=”389&#8243…
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