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Looking back at the wedding of Princess Ragnhild and Erling Lorentzen

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15th May 2017
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. At the time of her birth, she was the first Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years, after the birth of Princess Ingeborg in…
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British Royals

The Duke of Westminster Increases His Wealth To Nearly £10billion

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10th May 2017
Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, has increased his personal net worth by £170million, raising his estimated wealth to £9.52billion ($13billion) – a staggering amount of money for anyone, let alone a young man of just 26. The Grosvenor Group, a property management company, operated on behalf of The Duke of Westminster and his family, is estimated to have a control asset with a…
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Looking back at the wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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26th April 2017
The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They initially met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again as adults. Elizabeth was…
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Who is Grand Duke Henri?

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16th April 2017
Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume was born 16 April 1955, the second child and eldest son of the (then) Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. The Prince was born at his parent’s residence Betzdorf Castle, like his elder sister, Princess Marie-Astrid (born on 17 February 1954) before him and all of his future siblings would be: twins…
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