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15 unusual facts about British Royal Family


Alan Charlton

His career has been marked by important visits overseas by the British Royal Family, most notably the State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the USA in 2007, after which he was made Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for his role.

Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn

Anne Horton (née Anne Luttrell, later the Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn) (24 January 1743 – 28 December 1808) was a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn.

Bentley, West Midlands

Most of the roads on the estate took their name from Second World War heroes or from members of the British Royal Family.

Crazy Beat

The single's cover art features a satirical portrait of the British Royal Family by the English graffiti artist Banksy.

Felix Wheeler

The Equerries, although sharing their title with the Crown Equerry, perform distinct tasks, and are personal assistants to the Sovereign and senior members of the Royal Family.

GWR Super Saloons

Built to the maximum loading gauge to be more opulent than the rival Pullman Company coaches offered by rival railway companies, and all named after members of the British Royal Family, their success was short lived due to the onset of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Julia Ogilvy

Julia Caroline Ogilvy (née Rawlinson) (born 28 October 1964) is a member of the extended British Royal Family.

Narsai David

He has since catered a number of special events, some for the British Royal Family on their visits to San Francisco.

National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

The program targets children raised in each of Canada's 10 provinces, but excludes children living on Indian reserves, Crown lands (lands belonging to the crown—in this case, the British Royal Family), residents of institutions, children of full-time members of the Canadian Forces and those in certain remote regions.

No. 10 Squadron RAF

In the VIP role the C1s have flown the British Royal Family, government ministers and Prime Ministers around the world.

Patrick J. O'Connor

O'Connor did little to help his cause when he compared his hiring practices to those of Britain's royal family.

Rosie Pope

Very complicated and the British Royal Family and all that craziness is almost more difficult than anyone could understand.

St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham

Members of the royal family attend services when in residence at Sandringham, which normally includes Christmas.

The McDades

As The McDade Family Band the siblings had the chance to perform at such venues as the Canadian National Exhibition, Vancouver Expo 86, The Commonwealth Games and multiple performances for members of British Royal Family.

Winnipeg Route 42

The persons whom the various roads making up Route 42 were named after vary from local pioneers to businessmen to members of the British Royal Family.


Ainsworths

The company has served a number of physicians of the British royal family and was granted Royal warrants by the Queen Mother, the Queen and Prince Charles.

Alatskivi Castle

It was rebuilt in the late 19th century by Arved von Nolcken, modeled on the royal residence of Balmoral in Scotland.

Castle Wemyss

Castle Wemyss became a fashionable destination for many well-known visitors, including Lord Shaftesbury, Anthony Trollope, General Sherman, Henry Morton Stanley, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Emperor Haile Selassie and members of the British Royal Family.

Donna Foote

While based in London she reported on the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto, tensions in the Middle East, the troubles in Northern Ireland, Diana, Princess of Wales and the British Royal Family, and UK politics and culture.

Françoise Marie de Bourbon

At present, in the Royal Collection owned by the British Royal Family, there exists a miniature portrait by the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera of Françoise Marie.

Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Friedrich Wilhelm was married on 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to his first cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of King George III.

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

This list will eventually include the British royal family as Friedrich is the male-line ancestor of The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge.

Garda, Veneto

Many famous people have stayed at the Brenzoni Villa, including Tsar Alexander, the King of Naples, Winston Churchill, Laurence Olivier, King Juan Carlos and the British royal family.

Governor-General of the Union of South Africa

Some of the first holders of the post were members of the British Royal Family including Prince Arthur of Connaught, between 1920 and 1924, and the Earl of Athlone, who served between 1924 and 1931, before becoming the Governor General of Canada.

Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville

Lady Geneville's numerous direct descendants include the current British Royal Family, Sir Winston Churchill, and the 1st American President George Washington.

Keith Skues

Squadron Leader Skues was a member of the public relations team at RAF Marham for the 75th anniversary of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1993, an event which was attended by five members of the Royal Family.

Kitty Kelley

Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American journalist and author of several best-selling unauthorized biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family, the Bush family, and Oprah Winfrey.

Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck

Caroline Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck (née Caroline Louisa Burnaby) (c. 1831 – 6 July 1918) was the maternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, great-grandmother of Elizabeth II, great-great-grandmother of Charles, Prince of Wales, and great-great-great-grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his brother Prince Harry, as well as being an ancestress of other members of the British Royal Family, descended from the Queen Mother.

Peter Mansbridge

On the scene, he anchored coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales and Pope John Paul II, numerous royal, papal, and U.S. presidential visits to Canada, numerous Olympic Games, and the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Phone hacking

The term came to prominence during the News International phone hacking scandal, in which it was alleged (and in some cases proved in court) that the British tabloid newspaper the News of the World had been involved in the interception of voicemail messages of the British Royal Family, other public figures, and the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

RAF Twinwood Farm

Axis Museum - recreation of a German bunker, Russian and German artillery and weapons, and a display about Winston Churchill and the British Royal Family

Rosa Frederica Baring FitzGeorge

She was a descendent of the famous Sir Francis Baring of the 18th Century English Baring banking family that had rescued the British Royal Family in challenging times.

Royal Highness

For instance HRH The Duke of Connaught was a prince and a member of the royal family while His Grace The Duke of Devonshire and His Grace The Duke of Abercorn are non-royal dukes and are not a members of the British Royal Family, but instead are members of the British nobility.

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment

The Special Representative for International Trade and Investment was a member of the British Royal Family who represented the Sovereign for UK Trade & Investment which reports jointly to the Foreign Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills – his role involved representing the United Kingdom at numerous trade fairs and conferences the world over, such as the Davos World Economic Forum.

The Return of John MacNab

They target an estate owned by a Moroccan, another rented by a Dutch corporation, and the third, Balmoral, traditional home of the British royals in Scotland.

Traitors' Gate

The gate was built by Edward I, to provide a water gate entrance to the Tower, part of St. Thomas's Tower, which was designed to provide additional accommodation for the royal family.

Viscount Launceston

The peerage title of Viscount Launceston, named for Launceston in Cornwall, has been twice created, each time for an individual connected with the British Royal Family.

Wettin Castle

Wettin Castle is a former castle that stood near the town of Wettin on the Saale river in Germany, and which is the ancestral home of the House of Wettin, the dynasty that included several royal families, including that of the current ruling families of the United Kingdom and Belgium.