British Royals

David Emanuel reveals details about designing Diana, Princess of Wales’ wedding dress

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11th August 2016
David Emanuel became world famous in 1981 after Lady Diana Spencer emerged from a glass coach on 29 July wearing a wedding dress designed by his and his then-wife’s label. Emanuel noted that there was no “pomp or ceremony” to Diana’s dress fittings, and that only he, his wife, and Diana knew what the dress looked like prior to the wedding. “The highlight was being asked in the first…
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Michael Gove was behind the false 'Queen backs Brexit' story in The Sun, former Deputy PM reveals

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7th August 2016
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has revealed that Michael Gove was behind the ‘Queen backs Brexit’ story which was published in The Sun newspaper. The story, which was published in March, resulted in Buckingham Palace making an official complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation who subsequently ruled the article as ‘misleading’. In a BBC interview, Mr Clegg…
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Royal Family is “very nervous” for Netflix’s ‘The Crown’

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31st July 2016
According to Peter Morgan, the writer of Netflix’s opulent new series The Crown, the Royal Family are both “very, very nervous and very, very excited” about the show, which will tell the story of a young Queen Elizabeth. “The royals are aware of the show,” he said. “There is a sense that they are both very, very nervous and very, very excited. I think they don’t like not having…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George is the prime example of “white privilege” according to a British Council employee

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27th July 2016
Prince George has been described as a prime example of “white privilege” by a member of the British Council. The senior British Council executive, Angela Gibbins posted the comments about the then age two Prince George after an official photo marking Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday was released. The British Council is a UK-based charity working to highlight British culture around the world…
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