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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace

On July 22, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cambridge previewed the exhibit, The Royal Wedding Dress: A Story of Great British Design, in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace.

Besides the Duchess’s wedding dress being the main focal point of the exhibit, other items on display include the bride’s bouquet, shoes, earrings, veil, and the glorious Cartier Halo tiara which was loaned to the Duchess by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

To watch a video please click the link here.  To purchase tickets and to view some of the items please click here.  To view photos please click the link here. 

Photos courtesy of: Daylife/Reuters/John Stillwell/Pool

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‘Prince Eddy: The King We Never Had’

Annnd, here is yet another documentary entitled, Prince Eddy: The King We Never Had.  This program analyzes the life of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale:

…first son and heir to the throne, popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. Eddy was as popular and charismatic a figure in his own time as Princess Diana a century later. As in her case, his sudden death in 1892 resulted in public demonstrations of grief on a scale rarely seen at the time, and it was even rumored (as in the case of Diana) that he was murdered to save him besmirching the monarchy. Had he lived, he would have been crowned king in 1911, ushering in a profoundly different style of monarchy from that of his younger brother, who ultimately succeeded as the stodgy George V. Eddy’s life was virtually ignored by historians until the 1970s, when myths began to accumulate and his character somehow grew horns and a tail. As a result, he is remembered today primarily as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 and for his alleged involvement in the Cleveland Street homosexual scandal of 1889. But history has found Eddy guilty of crimes he did not commit. Now, for the first time, using modern forensic evidence combined with Eddy’s previously unseen records, personal correspondence, and photographs, Andrew Cook proves his innocence. Prince Eddy reveals the truth about a key royal figure, a man who would have made a fine king, and changed the face of the British monarchy.

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‘The Last Stuarts’ and ‘The House of Hanover’ Two Great Documentaries by Dr. David Starkey

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These two documentaries, The Last Stuarts and The House of Hanover, comes from the British series entitled, Monarchy, hosted by the brilliant historian, Dr. David Starkey.

The Last Stuarts discusses the “…stories of the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne, examining not only their achievements and weaknesses, but also those of other key players.”   Click the links below to watch:

The House of Hanover:

In 1714, an obscure German Prince was crowned King George I of Great Britain, signalling the beginning of a new political era that saw the rise of the new role of Prime Minister, and established the pattern of political modernity we are familiar with today. When, in 1789, the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed and the French Revolution began, few in Britain – least of all King George III, who was recovering from one of his bouts of madness – thought that it would lead to a cataclysmic war with France.

Photos courtesy of: Wikipedia

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Visit the Eden Project

On July 12, 2011 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited the famous Eden Project in Cornwall, United Kingdom.  Per the official site for The Prince of Wales, PrinceofWales.gov.uk:

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, who began their visit to the South West in Devon and Somerset yesterday, started today with a visit to the Eden Project near St. Austell, where they marked the ecological tourist attraction’s tenth birthday by driving a bamboo stake into the ground to symbolise the start of its Rainforest Walkway.

To view photos of the couple visiting the Eden Project please click here.  To learn more about the Eden Project please visit their website here.  Or, you can watch a video of this amazing attraction in Cornwall here.

Source: Princeofwales.gov.uk

Photo courtesy of: Daylife by Matt Cardy/GettyImages

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: Their Last Day in L.A.

On July 10, 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 3:15pm, but before they do the couple will have two important events to attend to.

First, the royal duo attended a reception for Tusk Trust; then it was off to visit the youth at Inter-City Arts, “… a non-profit arts academy near Skid Row in downtown L.A.” where they will interact with the staff and youth for sometime.  Click here to watch the video.

Then the couple will leave and head on over to Sony Studios in Culver City to attend:

…a job fair for returning U.S. service men and women… The Royal Couple will also join a service project to create 1,000 care packages for military children, as well as attend a special reception for supporters and champions of the cause.

If you are interested in watching the Duke and Duchess’s events live you may do so by clicking these links here and/or here  beginning at 11:30am Los Angeles time.

To view photos from today’s events please click the links here here, here and here.

Source: NBCLA

Photo courtesy of: Reuters/Alex Gallardo