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No empress for Japan despite a lack of heirs

Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Japan has ruled out allowing a woman to ascend the Imperial throne despite a lack of male heirs and widespread popular support for a female ruler. The government panel working to solve the succession crisis will not even consider allowing women to reign. Under the Imperial Household Law, only men can ascend the throne. The [read more]
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Anne Boleyn

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family – Preview and release date

Thursday, 29 July 2021, 16:11 Moniek Bloks 0
For those in the UK, there is something to look forward to on the Anne Boleyn documentary front. The three episodes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family will start being broadcast on BBC Two starting 13 August 2021. According to the BBC website, it will be, “An epic three-part series that charts the rise and [read more]
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Michelle Williams to star as Katherine Parr in Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Firebrand’

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 10:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Michelle Williams will star as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England, in the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz called Firebrand. The film is set to start shooting in the United Kingdom in early 2022. No further casting has yet been confirmed. “I could not be more excited to [read more]
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Diana Princess of Wales

Statue of Diana, Princess of Wales unveiled

Thursday, 1 July 2021, 16:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Prince William and Prince Harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, Diana Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th Birthday. The unveiling took place at a small family event attended by Diana’s siblings: The Earl Spencer, The Lady Sarah McCorquodale, and The Lady Jane Fellowes, in [read more]
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Diana Princess of Wales

New design for the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace revealed ahead of statue unveiling

Thursday, 1 July 2021, 1:01 Moniek Bloks 0
Ahead of the unveiling of the new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, today at Kensington Palace, the new design for the Sunken Garden, where the statue will stand, has been revealed. The layout and planting scheme has been designed by Pip Morrison and was created by the Gardens and Estates team at Historic Royal [read more]
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A title for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter?

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 18:36 Moniek Bloks 0
On 4 June 2021, the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a daughter named Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. So, is Lili entitled to a title? The 1917 Letters Patent state “It is declared by the Letters Patent that the children of any Sovereign of the United Kingdom and the children of the sons of any [read more]

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