Prince PhilipQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's 1947 wedding brought back to life in £100m Netflix drama

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20th August 2015
As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows. Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
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Princess Anne and Family

Happy Birthday Princess Anne: 10 facts about The Princess Royal

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15th August 2015
Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, who was born today in 1950.10 Facts about Princess Anne 1. The Princess was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House. 2. Her full title is: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Dame Grand Cross and Grand Master of…
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King Charles III

Planting for the future: Prince Charles plans for Britain's apples

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3rd August 2015
It might be August and the height of summer but already minds are turning to bringing in the harvest and the apple haul this year will be rather varied – thanks to The Prince of Wales. Charles has been growing a wide range of rare and historic apples to help try and preserve the fruit. Prince Charles is looking to protect and preserve some rare and historic varieties of apple The Prince has…
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King Charles III

Blacksmiths, butchers and prison: Prince Charles spends the day in Gloucestershire

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28th July 2015
The Prince of Wales visited The Old Prison in Northleach on Tuesday meeting volunteers and members of The Friends of the Cotswolds. The site was built in the 1790s as the Northleach House of Correction, one of four houses of correction in Gloucestershire. Built in the 1790s, The Old Prison was at the time the example of a how a prison could encourage adequate care and rehabilitation of prisoners…
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