British Royals

Another iconic piece of Diana's clothing goes for big money at Hollywood auction

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19th December 2023
Once again, people are willing to pay big bucks to own a piece of Princess Diana’s wardrobe. A black, ballerina-length evening dress, famously worn on a visit to Italy, was sold at Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood for £904,262, or $1,148,080 USD. The dress has broken a new fashion record as it is now the most expensive dress, worn by Diana, to be sold at an auction. Originally, the…
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British Royals

The three years that a Monarch has decided not to deliver a Christmas Day speech

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18th December 2023
It’s been a popular Christmas tradition for almost a century. The Christmas Day broadcast by the Monarch is a staple of many a British festive celebration. George V began what would become a high point of the royal year in 1932 when he was persuaded to broadcast a message on Christmas Day. It was transmitted on the relatively new BBC in the year that it launched its ‘Empire…
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The royal baby whose middle name was inspired by Christmas Day

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17th December 2023
The Christmas of 1936 was a difficult one for the Royal Family. Just weeks before, King Edward VIII had abdicated, giving up his throne to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. The decision had shocked his country, his empire and his relations. Days into the reign of the new king, George VI, they were still so shaken, there wasn’t even a Christmas speech. However, in the midst of this…
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Queen Camilla to start her own podcast

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16th December 2023
Queen Camilla is bringing her love of literature to a new platform in the new year: the Queen plans to launch a Reading Room tie-in podcast. In an Instagram reel, The Queen’s Reading Room announced that their brand-new podcast will be a “place for book lovers—and those who wish they loved literature a little more—to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes” and…
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