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The wonders of the Mayan site of Caracol on show as royal tour of Belize continues

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22nd March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began their final full day of engagements in Belize with a trek to the Caracol archeological site in the heart of the country. William and Kate trekked to the 3,000-year-old site in the Maya Mountains and within the Chiquibul National Forest alongside an archeologist, Allan Moore, who likened the site and the view to Buckingham Palace. The royal couple…
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A spotlight on Garifuna culture as tour continues

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21st March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Garifuna cultural festival in Belize, recognising one of the oldest cultural groups in the Americas through food and dance. Following their visit to a family-run cacao farm, William and Kate visited the small seaside town of Hopkins, which is considered the Garifuna centre of Belize, with its small population of people who still routinely use the…
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The Queen's tiara crisis that led to a night in borrowed diamonds

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19th March 2022
As she stepped into the Royal Opera House for a concert marking one of the biggest political events of her reign, Elizabeth II was the picture of serenity. But just minutes earlier she had had to perform a tiara swap as her jewels fell apart in the back of her royal car. The Queen was on her way to attend the Fanfare for Europe gala in central London on January 3rd 1973 when the incident…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the most important royal dress of the 20th century?

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18th March 2022
It has been described as the most important British dress design of the 20th century and the gown that the Queen wore at her Coronation, on June 2nd 1953, has its own place in history. The work of Sir Norman Hartnell, created in partnership by the Monarch, it has become one of the most emblematic outfits of her 70 year reign and of the House of Windsor. This was arguably the most important…
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