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12 Famous Safety Pins

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK
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On this day, just over 160 years ago, the little metal friend of the seamstress, the punk, the Scotsman and Orville the duck was born. That's right...

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V&A Ban Students!

James Payne | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: V and A, Vanda, Victoria and Albert, UK Culture, UK Arts, V-and-a-Museum, Queen Victoria, UK Universities & Education News
James Payne

Well not exactly 'ban' (that was just to get your attention) but they are changing the rules as to what students are allowed to do on their premises. Sketchpads in the temporary exhibitions are no longer allowed.

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Koh-i-Noor Diamond Will Not Be Returned To India, David Cameron Insists

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Returnism, Prince William, David Cameron, Koh-I-Noor, Poll, British Empire, Elgin Marbles, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Amritsar, Koh-I-Noor-Diamond, Amritsar-Massacre, UK News, Queen Victoria, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, British Raj, UK Politics News

David Cameron has rejected suggestions Britain should return a giant diamond the country forced India to hand over during the colonial era. The Ko...

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Planet Appetite: Tasty Walks in Guernsey, Channel Islands

Rupert Parker | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Guernsey, Walking, UK Travel, UK Holidays, Gourmet, Channel Islands, Gastronomie, Walking Holidays, UK Lifestyle, Nazis, Victor Hugo, Queen Victoria, Les Miserables, UK Lifestyle News
Rupert Parker

Spring comes early in the Channel Islands, since they're the most southerly part of the British Isles. It's the ideal time to explore Guernsey's network of excellent walks with over 24 miles of cliff trails. The scenery is constantly changing, whether it's the granite cliffs of the south and east or the sandy bays of the north.

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Stories Before the Royal Birth: Some are Laboured, Some are Interesting and Some are a Pain

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 11.02.2013 | Home
Read More: England, UK, Prince William, Queen Victoria, Royal Family, Pregnancy, Monarch, UK News, Kate Middleton, Royal Babay, Home News
Preetam Kaushik

Medical experts say that an extreme bout of morning sickness usually indicates twins or even triplets! It means the royal stork will have to carry a heavy load. Except for Buckingham Palace the rest of Britain is worrying itself grey or bald over the complications a twin arrival would create.

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Dress Worn By Victoria After Albert's Death Sells For £6,200

PA | Posted 30.06.2012 | UK
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A mourning outfit worn by Queen Victoria in the late 1800s has sold for more than three times its expected price at auction. The outfit, comprising...

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Duke Of Edinburgh Attends Trooping The Colour Parade (Pictures)

PA | Posted 16.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Trooping the Colour, Whitehall, Prince Charles, UK News, Prince William, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Queen Victoria, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, Buckingham Palace, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, The Queen, UK News

The Duke of Edinburgh appeared in good spirits in his first major public engagement since leaving hospital as he joined thousands of well-wishers to c...

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The Ones To Watch In The River Pageant Procession

PA | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK
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The Diamond Jubilee River Pageant features more than 1,000 historic vessels, steam boats, barges and tugs. With everything from dragonboats to one-...

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Finally, Drug Education Gets Real: Drugs - Without the Hot Air

Jason Reed | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dare, Drug Science, Drugs, Police, Science, Drugs - Without the Hot Air, Professor Nutt, David Nutt, Politics, Cannabis, Queen Victoria, #Drugscience, Jason Reed, Just Say No, Teachers, Huffington Post, Medicinal Cannabis, UK Lifestyle News
Jason Reed

There's an inherent danger in any sector of education: if the teachings fail to measure up to the truth, then we'll be paving the way for a deep distrust and a greater apathy. With this in mind, it is of tremendous enthusiasm that we welcome Professor Nutt's book: Drugs - Without the Hot Air: Minimising the Harms of Legal and Illegal Drugs.

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Into The Mind Of Queen Victoria...

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | Home
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The Queen has launched a website documenting the life of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria in her own words - but revealed she had no plans t...

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Tonight's TV Pick: Queen Victoria's Love Life, Beautiful Minds, The Apprentice

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Queen Victoria’s Last Love – Channel 4, 9pm Nowadays we’re inundated with intimate details of relationships of the rich and famous, but back in...

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Artist Defies Queen Victoria

PA | Posted 27.02.2012 | Home
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Prepare to take sides: the portrait at the centre of Queen Victoria's royal spat with an artist over the colour of her son’s tie can finally be judg...

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Faberge Display To Mark Diamond Jubilee

PA | Posted 23.02.2012 | Home
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A Faberge notebook in which Queen Victoria recorded her diamond jubilee celebrations is to go on public display as part of this year's jubilee festivi...

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Secret Royal Portraits Reveal The Queen As A Toddler

PA | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK
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A rarely-seen photograph of the Queen as a toddler will be the first item featured in a new BBC radio series telling the history of monarchy through r...

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Turning Back The Clock To Victorian Times

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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It is a return to the dark ages for students as their contribution to university funding will reach the highest level since the 1890s, a report has wa...

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150 Years After His Death, Prince Albert Remains Uncelebrated

Helen Rappaport | Posted 11.02.2012 | Home
Read More: History, Celebrating Prince Albert's Death, Prince Consort, Victorian Era, Queen Victoria, Victorian Mourning, UK Culture, Prince Albert's Death, Prince Albert, Home News
Helen Rappaport

When Prince Albert died at Windsor at the age of only 42, Victoria retreated into a state of relentless, catatonic grief that crippled and disempowered her as a woman. As the years went by, it tainted her popularity as queen, turning the public against the monarchy and prompting calls for her abdication.

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