Royal Weddings

The secret details behind the Royal Wedding that shaped modern Britain

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20th November 2025
Thursday marks 78 years since the royal wedding that would shape the modern House of Windsor. On November 20th 1947, Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony that would lead to one of the most enduring royal unions in history. Long before the vows were exchanged, newspapers were filled with meticulous details of the…
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Features

The tragedy of Yekaterinberg: an imperial family murdered in desperation

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17th July 2025
It was an act that shocked the world and which is still seen as one of the most tragic royal ends of all. On 17 July 1918, the former Russian Imperial Family was executed by the new Bolshevik government.  Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and their children, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, and Tsarevich Alexei were first…
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Royal News

The tomb of Queen Elizabeth II: President Macron to pay powerful visit to monarch's resting place

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6th July 2025
When French President Emmanuel Macron visits the United Kingdom next week, a particularly poignant event on his calendar will be visiting the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II to pay respects and lay flowers at her grave. The world watched as Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was committed to the royal vault at St George’s Chapel, but where is the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II? Queen Elizabeth…
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The Edinburghs

Duchess of Edinburgh takes on new patronage linked to late father-in-law, Prince Philip

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27th November 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh is adding a new role to her resume as she becomes patron of Plan International UK. The news was announced on UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The Duchess isn’t the first royal to become patron of the organisation. Her late father-in-law, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh held the role from 2015 until his death in April of 2021. The Duchess…
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