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“Diana was so full of life.” — Submitted by Anonymous

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allthingseurope:

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eastcoastprepfection:

Sarah Burton’s sketch of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress

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historyofthemonarchy:

QUEEN VICTORIA’S TWITTER ACCOUNT

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II the Royal Archives has created a website and Twitter account with exerts from the official diaries of Queen Victoria.

The Twitter feed is a constantly updating feed of interesting facts and information. I recommend anyone with a Twitter account to check it out!

The website also contains scans of the actual diaries and sketches. It’s a wealth of information not to be missed. 

A message from HM Queen Elizabeth II

In this the year of my Diamond Jubilee, I am delighted to be able to present, for the first time, the complete on-line collection of Queen Victoria’s journals from the Royal Archives.

These diaries cover the period from Queen Victoria’s childhood days to her Accession to the Throne, marriage to Prince Albert, and later, her Golden and Diamond Jubilees.

Thirteen volumes in Victoria’s own hand survive, and the majority of the remaining volumes were transcribed after Queen Victoria’s death by her youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice, on her mother’s instructions.

It seems fitting that the subject of the first major public release of material from the Royal Archives is Queen Victoria, who was the first Monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee.

It is hoped that this historic collection will make a valuable addition to the unique material already held by the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University, and will be used to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the past.

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a-l-ancien-regime:

Easton Neston,  in Northamptonshire, England, Circa-1800 French riverscapes share the garden hall with antique marble busts depicting the four seasons; the painted benches were designed in the manner of 18th-century British architect William Kent.

Pictures and text by the Architectural Digest

royalwatcher:

Artist Jane Perkins has created three portraits of the Queen made from discarded pieces of rubbish. The triptych depicts the monarch in three stages of life: during her Coronation, Silver Jubilee and the Diamond Jubilee. Two of the portraits are seen above.Picture: Jane Perkins / Devon Open Studios

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Prince William and Kate visit Centrepoint

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williamcatherinecambridge:

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge open cancer centre

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He is someone who doesn’t take easily to compliments, but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years.

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steel-thorns:

“Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it.  I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die, but I pray God save the king and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never: and to me he was ever a good, a gentle and sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best. And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me.  O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul.”

Anne Boleyn - May, 19, 1536

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Princess Anne 

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