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How did a would-be assassin of Queen Victoria avoid the death penalty and become an Australian journalist? New Mail podcast follows the long history of deadly plots against Britain’s most famous monarch

On the latest episode of the Mail’s ‘Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things’ podcast, Royal biographer Robert Hardman and historian Kate Williams look back at the 7 assassination attempts survived by Queen Victoria, the most of any monarch in history. Prince Albert, Victoria’s husband, once asked of his often-targeted wife: ‘What’s …

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Defence AI start-up Adarga races to land new funding

A developer of AI-driven software used by the defence and intelligence communities and backed by a fund which employs the former defence secretary, Sir Ben Wallace, is racing to secure millions of pounds of new funding. Sky News has learnt that Adarga, which was founded in 2016, is in detailed …

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How Queen Letizia’s wedding dress became one of the most expensive in royal history – and cost even more than Kate Middleton’s £250,000 gown

Today marks the 21st wedding anniversary of Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain. The royal couple tied the knot on May 22, 2004, in a glittering ceremony at Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, where then-Crown Prince Felipe married news anchor Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano. Letizia captivated the crowd as she walked …

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