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A royal residence reveals new way to display The King’s cypher

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25th February 2023
When King Charles III began his reign there was talk of how many items will need to be updated with his new cypher. But one place has been updated that was never mentioned: a royal garden!Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in Northern Ireland announced on Twitter that it has begun the installation process in it’s north forecourt. Grass has been carefully removed and it appears the cypher will…
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King Charles the Charitable

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27th January 2023
He has only been King for four months, but King Charles III may already have his new moniker: King Charles the Charitable.Of course, he is the patron of hundreds of charities, but it goes beyond just having the privilege of being a patron.King Charles visits…
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Artwork gifted for the Jubilee to go on show in new display

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14th January 2023
Twenty contemporary art pieces gifted to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honour of the Platinum Jubilee will be displayed at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.Gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to the late monarch, the works of art on paper are by Royal Academicians elected in the past decade. This includes Wolfgang Tillmans, Lubaina Himid, Yinka Shonibare CBE, and the…
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New line of commemorative china to mark the life of Queen Elizabeth II revealed

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6th January 2023
The Royal Collection Trust has released a new line of commemorative china to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s life.The Queen’s personal history has been memorialised on a new RCT line. The design features the late Queen’s personal cypher as Princess Elizabeth. The cypher was included on The Queen’s State Hearse used in September.In addition, the decorative border that…
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YEAR IN REVIEW: The Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of an historic reign

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30th December 2022
It was a royal first and it may never come again but it happened, and given the events of a few months later, many are very glad that it did. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II became the only British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. And as she made history, millions took it as an opportunity to celebrate and to say thank you.Plans for the celebratory Jubilee weekend had been announced…
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