The Sussexes

Archbishop of Canterbury says Meghan’s divorce has been “dealt with”

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24th February 2018
The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed that Meghan Markle’s divorce has been treated by the Church of England like any other similar situation. Expressing his excitement ahead of the royal wedding this spring, the Most Reverend Justin Welby said that official procedures have been undertaken by the church in preparation for the big day. “It’s not a problem,” the most senior…
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History

Rukidi IV of Toro: The Boy King

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13th February 2018
When most of us are three-years-old, we are in our front yard playing with our toys and neighbourhood kids and running around without a care in the world besides who’s going to win hide and seek. On 26 August 1995, Crown Prince Oyo Nyimba succeeded his father as the…
European Royals

Who is Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg?

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5th February 2018
Princess Nathalie was born on 2 May 1975 in Copenhagen and is the daughter of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and hence is the niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Like her mother, she likes horses and has had an illustrious career in dressage.She began her training in 1994 when she was nineteen and four years later was part of a Danish team…
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The Sussexes

Trumps breaks silence over royal wedding

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28th January 2018
He has remained tight-lipped since the announcement of their engagement, and now Donald Trump has revealed that an invitation to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding on 19 May has yet to be extended. In an interview with Piers Morgan in Davos, the US President…
FeaturesHistory

The Curious Case of Ivan VI

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22nd January 2018
Born on 23 August 1740 to the Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Luneburg and his wife Anna Leopoldovna, Ivan was the only grandson of the former Tsar of Russia Ivan V, and consequently in line to the Russian throne. His mother was the niece of Empress Anna and expected that one of her line would inherit the throne once her aunt died. Consequently, Anna and her husband had spent the majority of…
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Japan

Japanese palace to undergo renovations after abdication

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22nd December 2017
It’s all change for Japan! Upon the 30th of April 2019, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito will have formally retired from the Chrysanthemum Throne, which will then pass to his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Such an event will require a lot of rearrangements, and one of the most pressing is where exactly the retired emperor should spend the rest of his days, as he would no longer be…
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