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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ

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#Genealogy, #Scottish ᴀʀɪꜱᴛᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ, ᴠᴀ’ꜱ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇꜱ, ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇꜱ (ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ & ᴇxᴛɪɴᴄᴛ), #TheBeatles, ꜰʟᴏᴛᴜꜱᴇꜱ #skystorians #VanHalen 🚫ɴᴏ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄꜱ🚫 YouTube @TheRoyalCrabbit ⬇️ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ʙʟᴜᴇꜱᴋʏ ꜰᴇᴇᴅ & ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴄᴋꜱ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ʙʟᴜᴇꜱᴋʏ ʀᴇɢɪꜱᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ɪ & ɪɪ.

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · Dec 18

This is going to be an ongoing thread in attempt to find royal accounts, reporters, bloggers whom I dearly enjoyed. I hope the are here on BlueSky!

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · 3h

3 hours and 15 minutes running time of 60 Minutes Australia’s Royal Anthology is comprised of 11 stories.

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Inside the Palace: The royal stories that gripped the world | 60 Minutes Anthology

YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia

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Queen Mary’s Dolls House with exquisite detail photgraphed here. www.naturaldiamonds.com/historic-dia...

Inside Queen Mary's 100-Year-Old Bejeweled Dolls' House

Step inside Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, the 100-year-old miniature palace at Windsor Castle, complete with Crown Jewels and royal history.

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Queen Victoria’s toy is up for auction through Woolley and Wallis auctions. It at least was used by young George VI as a child. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Historic toy 'once owned by Queen Victoria' being sold

The 'galloping gig' is being auction in Salisbury and was reportedly owned by Queen Victoria.

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Published 8 Oct and the auction was today.
Baby Alexandrina Victoria Kent’s clothing. Later known as Queen Victoria.
My stuff went to my younger cousins. Victoria was too good for providing hand-me-downs, I guess.
“Her Royal Cryness”? 🙄
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Her Royal Cryness, rare baby clothes worn by Queen Victoria appear at auction - Hansons Auctioneers

Baby clothes worn by Queen Victoria — including tiny booties, socks and a bonnet — are expected to fetch over £1,000 at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire on October 9, offering a rare glimpse into the...

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · 6h

Have an investment look at Ancestry.com …

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Ancestry.com IPO: everything you need to know | Capital.com

Learn about Ancestry.com and its potential IPO, conditional price drivers, and how to trade tech stocks via CFDs 79.58% of investors lose money.

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · 6h

From @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social 17 Free Online Scottish Resources.

Free.

Well, really Scot-free … in the best Scottish sense!

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/17...

Scottish ancestry: How to find free Scottish records online | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine

Ayrshire genealogist Chris Paton reveals free resources to unlock your Scottish family history online

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Marlene Eilers Koenig @royalmusings.bsky.social · 6h

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A Son for the Duke and Duchess of Kent

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Sabirah Lohn @sabirahlohn.bsky.social · 6h

“Joining global changemakers at the Natural History Museum to spotlight solutions tackling climate change and nature loss ahead of the COP30 Summit in Brazil.

Together, we can protect the natural world - for today and for generations to come”KP

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Sandy Stevenson @tourscotland.bsky.social · 6h

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Royal Air Force servicemen marching outside St Salvator's Chapel on North Street in St Andrews, Fife tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2016/06/old-...

Old Photograph Royal Air Force Servicemen St Salvator's Chapel St Andrews Fife Scotland

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · 6h

Dear Sophie Edinburgh bringing the cause of eye health on #WorldSightDay to all of us … and on behalf of all of us with various vision conditions.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 17h

The Royal Mail issue 10 new postal stamps to celebrate 90 years of Monopoly being launched in the UK by John Waddington Limited of Leeds. 👇
BBC News - New stamps celebrate 90 years of Monopoly - BBC News
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New stamps celebrate 90 years of Monopoly

The game made its UK debut in Leeds after a local businessman acquired the rights in the 1930s.

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Sabirah Lohn @sabirahlohn.bsky.social · 17h

Wishing happy 90th birthday to the Duke of Kent! BP has announced that later this month they will be hosting a birthday reception for him.😊

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I never thought I’d say this to any periodical: Your cover is adorable. 🥰

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 1d

It's here! Our latest issue is on sale now. This month, discover how to break down brick walls by thinking outside the box, how family history can help your mental health, the lives of sailors in Nelson's navy, and more:

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 1d

My thanks to the LA Times for letting me write about the life of John Candy and two new projects (a documentary and a biography) that explore his legacy. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

'You never stop thinking about John Candy': How a pair of projects keep his legacy alive

The beloved actor, who would have turned 75 this month, is the focus of an eponymous book biography and "John Candy: I Like Me," a Prime Video documentary.

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 2d

🖼️ The Boy in the Painting: Marcus Thomas 1768–1816
Join us online this Thursday, 9 Oct, 14:00–15:00, for a talk tracing the life of Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas. #BlackHistoryMonth

🎟️ Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...

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AGRA Genealogy @agragenealogy.bsky.social · 3d

Mia Bennett, AGRA Associate, is giving a talk on Administrative Boundaries and Your English Ancestors for the Society of Genealogists on 11 October. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 2d

In the newest issue of the APGQ, Joy Curtiss shows how genealogists can use affiliate marketing to boost income and brand credibility, while enhancing client services.
Members can access this issue by logging in at apgen.org/.
#APGQ #Genealogy

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Spitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I am giving an illustrated lecture of Spitalfields & Whitechapel in Old Photographs on Thursday 16th October at 7pm at the Hanbury Hall in Hanbury St, E1 6QR. Tickets shorturl.at/I0Ywf

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𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ @tartanroyal.bsky.social · 2d

“It’s Peter Sellers …”
#Beatles #HardDaysNight
#Classic

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PETER SELLERS A Hard Days Night

YouTube video by Cook & Greenaway CHART HITS

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Westminster Abbey @westminsterabbey.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone is welcome at the services we hold daily in the Abbey.

You can find out more about worshipping with us, including full service times, on our website at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music