British Royals

Warm welcome at Wimbledon for the Duke of Kent as he makes first visit to Championships this year

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8th July 2022
The Duke of Kent was given a warm welcome to the All England Club when he took his seat in the royal box on Centre Court for the first time this year. The Duke, who retired as President of the Club in 2021, was at Wimbledon on the afternoon that Britain’s top male player, Cam Norrie, got ready to take on Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Singles compeition. Prince Edward, 86, has…
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Why George VI's Private Secretary, Tommy Lascelles, has a role in the UK's tumultuous political crisis

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6th July 2022
He’s the man who helped guide the Monarchy through the crisis of the Abdication and was on hand during the difficult days of World War Two. He died forty years ago and yet, suddenly, he is at the heart of a new drama. Tommy Lascelles, right hand man to George VI, could yet decide who governs the country in the year that the King’s daughter marks a record breaking Jubilee. In the fevered 24…
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The Duchess of Kent at Wimbledon through the years

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6th July 2022
The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as she prefers to be known, is perhaps one of the most uncommon faces in the British Royal Family. Over the years, she has rarely made public appearances, but each summer, she usually makes an exception. The Duchess is a regular at Wimbledon and was once in charge of handing out prizes during the championship. In 2021, the Duke of Kent retired as the…
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The iconic outfits worn by The Queen at her Platinum Jubilee

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5th July 2022
Both of The Queen’s historic outfits from her Platinum Jubilee will be on display this summer at the Palace of Holyrood.  For Her Majesty’s first Platinum Jubilee appearance, at Trooping the Colour, she wore a powder blue dress and coat that features a white and silver petal design around the collar and the front, designed by The Queen’s dressmaker, Angela Kelly. She also wore a…
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