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A Jubilee without The Queen in attendance? Such a scenario has historical precedence...

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19th April 2022
Recent reports that The Queen will only confirm her attendance at events on the day have led to questions, again, about whether she will be at the Jubilee festivities taking place in June to mark her 70 year reign. And while the idea of Her Majesty not being there might seem strange to us, a celebration led by the Royal Family while the Monarch stays at Windsor would be an exact replica of…
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A quiet day in Windsor hides a hive of royal activity

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15th April 2022
Visitors to Windsor Castle got a right royal treat this Easter as they came across a crop of royals on a day out, two of them rather unexpected. Plenty of those visiting the ancient royal residence on April 14th 2022 were hoping to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as they took part in the Royal Maundy service with Charles handing out the special coins on behalf…
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Royals who have had COVID in 2022

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15th April 2022
With news that Prince Albert of Monaco has now tested positive for COVID for the second time, he joins the Prince of Wales and Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden on the list of those who have had the virus twice. However, several royals have had COVID-19 at least once since the pandemic began. With excellent healthcare and vaccinations, no royals from reigning royal families…
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The special link with his mother hidden in Prince Philip's final portrait

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9th April 2022
The smile is familiar, as is the stance. In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born. Philip was going home. That poignant…
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