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From KP
βThank you for a very warm welcome in BelΓ©m!β
If this is true, I canβt help but think how fortunate his parents wouldβve taken this. On the other hand, how much did they actually know? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
06.11.2025 18:14 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Moment Prince William refuses to be drawn on Andrew scandal and Harry and Meghan rift as he tells CNN: 'I want to surround myself with people who want to do good'
Full story: buff.ly/mHZ8D03
A black and white photograph of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey. The bride and groom stand at the High Altar, their backs to the camera, and are surrounded by clergy and members of the congregation.
Church kneelers, upholstered in pink silk, in front of the High Altar of Westminster Abbey
When the then Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip here in the Abbey in 1947, the country was in the grip of post-war austerity. In a sign of the straitened times, the kneelers used by the bride and groom were made from orange boxes covered with rose damask.
#Museum30 #Box
NEW: A new range of chinaware and homeware products produced by the Royal Collection Trust is going on sale today, ahead of the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II's birth in 2026.
07.11.2025 12:32 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0A special free Friday edition of Hidden Gems today at Substack! The Florentine Diamond, Magnificent Jewels auctions, and what I've been reading lately
07.11.2025 14:51 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Havana colours. πΈ
#Cuba #Havana #history #car #architecture #life #design #vintage #walk #photography #streetphotography
βThe Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to the Senedd in Cardiff to meet with DofE Cymru Youth Ambassadorsβ JD
04.11.2025 21:42 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Coloured print showing Napoleon in uniform looking through a telescope at the full moon, beneath which a John Bull figure holds his very round belly and scoffs at the idea.
Napoleon considering the possibilities of lunar invasion and becoming Emperor of the Full Moon (Lunar Speculations by S.W. Fores, 1803, Science Museum) - nice example of the genre of astronomy-political caricature collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co66...
01.09.2025 10:06 β π 24 π 3 π¬ 2 π 1Prince William in Guapimirim mangrove area in Guanabara Bay, managed by ICMBio.
04.11.2025 17:07 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Fighting the November darkness πΈππΌ
04.11.2025 15:13 β π 140 π 24 π¬ 1 π 0A story of verdigris in your bonbons, German chemist Frederick Accum at the Royal Institution and an interesting little twist at the end #histSTM
04.11.2025 05:53 β π 14 π 8 π¬ 2 π 0Prince William is having a great day one day two at Guapimirim mangrove area in Guanabara Bay, which is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio.
04.11.2025 17:19 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Rows of chocolate bars setting in their moulds. Some white in the front, some milk in the back. Not revealing the flavours yet π
Done for the day! All the products for the Christmas chocolate collection (plus a few new treats) are now done. Just a bit of photo editing and admin work left for tomorrow, and everything will be ready for release. π«
04.11.2025 17:23 β π 232 π 13 π¬ 6 π 1A Brief Glimmer. 14Β°C on a rather bleak afternoon. A few sheep.
A Brief Glimmer. 14Β°C on a rather bleak afternoon. A few sheep.
03.11.2025 15:19 β π 156 π 27 π¬ 1 π 3βPrince William received the keys to the life of Rio de Janeiro at Sugarloaf Mountain.β Wales Brasil
03.11.2025 15:27 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Prince William's Brazil itinerary revealed - and he's set to show off his football skills
The Prince of Wales will begin his solo visit to Rio de Janeiro next week for the 2025 Earthshot Prize Awards on 5 November www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/8650...
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01.11.2025 13:52 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0This is the kind of thing that makes want to believe there is a hell.
31.10.2025 14:55 β π 40 π 6 π¬ 4 π 1#OnThisDay in 1933 Narriman Sadek, Queen of Egypt, was born.
31.10.2025 16:12 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0#OnThisDay in 1851 Princess Louise of Sweden was born as the daughter of the future King Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands.
31.10.2025 16:13 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0#OnThisDay in 1214 Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, died.
31.10.2025 16:14 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A fiery end to the day here in Glastonbury.
29.10.2025 17:12 β π 370 π 52 π¬ 5 π 2To the sea π
#Cornwall #Perranporth #sea #ocean #coast #walk #nature #peace #life #mindfulness #photography
Stairway to Heaven. Taken on Glastonbury Tor.
27.10.2025 14:11 β π 323 π 33 π¬ 3 π 1Queen Elizabeth poses on wooden horse at Buckingham Palace in previously unpublished shots www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...
25.10.2025 08:29 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0As his uncle is banished, the heir prepares for a downsized monarchy observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
24.10.2025 12:14 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0βHis Holiness Pope Leo XIV receives Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla in Audience at the Apostolic Palaceβ Imperial
23.10.2025 10:00 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at the Vatican ahead of historic meeting with Pope Leo - with His Majesty set to become first British monarch to pray with the Pontiff in 500 years
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...