The seed has been sown, or rather sewn, for a right royal knees up in Kenilworth. The town is taking its celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee not all that seriously with a procession of embroidered Beefeaters along the town’s main thoroughfare. Crocheted guards have taken pride of place on …
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Prince Charles looks likely to bypass Princess Eugenie in her request for a royal residence in Windsor, despite brother Prince Andrew’s longstanding wishes. The Duke of York – who himself has been snubbed in favour of working royals for appearing on the Queen’s balcony for the jubilee celebrations – had …
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Tina Brown’s new book, The Palace Papers, makes claims about the Queen, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles and the rest of the royal family – and it won’t be pleasant reading for members of The Firm Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Prince Harry …
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After 48 hours of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dominating headlines, William and Kate face a tough new reality. Of all the iconic photo backdrops in the royal pantheon – the Buckingham Palace balcony, Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden, St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate – none has …
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Redditch hospital had grand opening 35 years ago by its royal namesake and other famous faces have followed Royalty, prime minister and celebrities have graced the wards of Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital following its grand official opening 35 years ago; although the hospital opened its doors to patients in 1985. It …
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A luxury company which makes its fine bone china and jewellery at a factory in Stoke-on-Trent is one of the Royal family’s favourite businesses. Halcyon Days is one of only 14 firms in the world to hold all three Royal Warrants and is the only supplier of objets d’art to …
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Bradley Walsh has been left open-mouthed after a contestant revealed as royal link on ITV The Chase tonight. Will, Jon, Lauren and Mamta were on the show on Thursday night. Thursday’s instalment of the show was another repeat, with ITV airing Cheltenham Festival coverage all week. Jon revealed that he …
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A jubilee postbox topper of The Queen made by an anonymous knitter was removed last week – and still has not been returned, according to frustrated residents. The “excellent” knitted artwork was placed on top of a postbox in Launceston Road, Wigston, to commemorate the monarch’s 70 year reign, ahead …
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Since nuclear weapons were invented 77 years ago, many people have lived in fear of what would happen should one be detonated. The Ministry of Defence has clearly had similar thoughts after they built an underground city to be used in the event of a nuclear war. The site, formerly …
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After a three-year gap a popular event in Sutton Coldfield is aiming to be back this year with two big changes and a big target for good causes. The town’s fun run has been a popular fixture in the calendar with thousands of runners raising hundreds of thousands of pounds …
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