British Royals

The Duke of Kent supported by family as the final journey of the Duchess of Kent begins

The Duke of Kent was supported by his three children as they accompanied the Duchess of Kent’s coffin on its journey from Kensington Palace to Westminster Cathedral.The Duke. 89, lent on the arm of his daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, as he walked across the front steps of the Cathedral as the Royal Hearse arrived bearing the coffin of his wife of 64 years.Royal Family You Tube still/…
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Painting by ground breaking artist rediscovered in a royal storage room

The Royal Collection Trust has just announced that a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has gone on display at Windsor Castle for the first time in almost two centuries.The announcement comes at the end of a much-needed restoration work that the painting has undergone, as it was misattributed to “French School” and left in disrepair in a Hampton Court Palace storage room.The…
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Historic Royal Palaces wants "your" royal images

In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Historic Royal Palaces is asking for your personal royal photos.Life Through a Royal Lens will feature some of the most iconic royal photographs and will go on display alongside a host of images providing a glimpse of the Royal Family off-duty. Curators from Historic Royal Palaces are asking the public to send in their own…
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Diana's statue at Kensington Palace to be specially opened to the public to mark anniversary of her death

To mark the 24th anniversary of her death, the new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales in Kensington Palace Gardens will be specially opened to the public.[getty src=”1233751761″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”]Unveiled by her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, on the 60th anniversary of her birth, on 1 July of this year, special…
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