Palaces & Buildings

Historic Royal Palaces announce 500 Years of Fear: Ghost Tours at Hampton Court Palace

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23rd September 2015
As the nights draw in and the winter months quickly approach, there is one particular day that sends chills up the spines of the most sceptic of people…. Halloween. When night falls on Hampton Court Palace this Halloween, the ghoulish Ghost Tours begin. The HRP team at Hampton Court Palace are all set to unearth 500 years worth of spooky stories and haunted happenings in the idyllic former…
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Prince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

William, Kate and Harry attend #RWC2015 Opening Ceremony

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18th September 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as well as Prince Harry were present at the opening ceremony and the inaugural match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup on Friday evening. View image | gettyimages.com As the ceremony began, we were treated to a short vignette highlighting the birth of Rugby at Rugby School in 1823 and the moment that William Web Ellis picked up the ball and ran. The only difference…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Monarchy Rules: a look at Queen Elizabeth II

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10th September 2015
Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on 21st April 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York, it was never thought that Elizabeth would ever become Queen. Her father, Prince Albert, was the second son of the reigning King George V and his consort, Queen Mary. The first decade of Elizabeth’s life was lived like a royal but without the pressures of being the heir-apparent. Princess Elizabeth of…
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Queen Elizabeth II

New attire for The Queen's Madame Tussauds display

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7th September 2015
As The Queen this week becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Madame Tussauds in London will be playing their part in the celebrations as they dress their wax-work figure of Her Majesty in a new crystal covered dress. The Queen will overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, reign on Wednesday 9th September. A previous waxwork figure of The Queen at Madame Tussauds in…
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