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Platinum Jubilee: The Queen's Brooches, New and Old

Symbolism abounds this week during the Platinum Jubilee. The jewellery on display is no exception and no one does messaging through jewels better than the Queen herself. For Trooping the Colour, a ceremony steeping in tradition, Queen Elizabeth led the way by wearing her Brigade of Guards brooch. Worn for every Trooping since 1987, except three, this could be the Queen’s way of telling…
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Platinum Champion Awards planned to mark Jubilee

There will soon be another way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The Royal Voluntary Service and The Big Jubilee Lunch are searching for Platinum Champions. This award will look for volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the life of others. While very few details of the award are known, it is believed the award will go out to several people instead of just one particular winner.
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The long, royal history of The Queen Mother's Clothing Guild

Established in 1882 as The London Guild by Lady Wolverton, the guild was created when a matron from a Dorset orphanage asked for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys for the children in her care. The small guild provided no less than two garments for each child at the orphanage, but it wasn’t until a few years later, in 1885, that the guild would become connected to Britain’s Royal…
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Who are the royals named after?

With Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s recent announcement that they are expecting a baby, Royal Central has taken a look at some of the most common namesakes of the current royals to see where they come from. Of all the names given to male members of the Royal Family, those of Louis, Arthur and Philip appear to be the most recurring. These feature in the full names of a handful of…
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