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Prince of Wales kicks off India tour

The Prince of Wales began his tour of India yesterday in New Dehli in what is his tenth official visit to the country. The jam-packed day saw several engagements covering an array of different topics; the trip has been billed as a celebration of “British-Indian connections with a focus on sustainability,” according to Clarence House. The day included the Prince presenting Jolly…
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Prince of Wales sends message to Sikh community in his first Instagram post

The Prince of Wales has sent a message to the Sikh community in his first Instagram post. With a photo of himself and the Duchess of Cornwall, His Royal Highness said, “As I depart for India, on my tenth official visit, I did just want to convey my warmest best wishes to all of you in the Sikh Community in the United Kingdom, and across the Commonwealth, on the 550th Birth Anniversary of…
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Monaco

Ninety Years of Grace: a star is born

As we continue our series celebrating what would have been Princess Grace’s 90th birthday, we take a look at her Hollywood career as she became a star. Grace’s first acting role came on Broadway where she had a part in Strindberg’s The Father while…
Prince & Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cambridge honours grandmother with poppy brooch

When the Duchess of Cambridge attended the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday, she donned a special poppy brooch. The Duchess wore the Codebreakers poppy brooch that pays tribute to those who have worked in signal intelligence. Catherine’s late grandmother Valerie Glassborow served as a signal intelligence worker during the Second World War. She worked at…
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Princesses of Monaco: Ippolita Trivulzio

Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco. Today, we are continuing our series by taking a look at the first princess consort in Monaco. Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of Milan (what is today Italy), as the only daughter and younger child of Carlo Emanuele Teodoro Trivulzio, Count of Melzo and…
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