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Prince Nicholas christened in Sweden

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11th October 2015
Prince Nicolas of Sweden was christened today in an intimate ceremony attended by the Swedish Royal Family. The baby prince, the second child of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill, was baptized at the Drottngingholm Palace Church in Stockholm and afterwards his maternal grandparents, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, hosted a reception for guests. Nicolas Paul Gustaf, who was born on June…
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Mary of Waltham, the tragic teenage royal bride

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10th October 2015
On this day, in 1344, a little girl was born to a famous king and queen. She entered the expected role of a royal daughter from birth as her future husband, an important political ally, was already living in the regal nursery she would call home. This royal baby spent her…
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Countess of Wessex visits Qatar as part of World Sight Day

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9th October 2015
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The English Queens of France

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9th October 2015
Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married King Louis XII of France on October 9th 1514 On this day, 501 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the French king, Louis XII.  The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the…
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Richard III attractions that should definitely be on your bucket list

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8th October 2015
It may have been the site where King Richard III lost his life, but Bosworth Battlefield has been labelled as one of the world’s top 25 places to see before you die. It makes the bucket list of the best sights in the 21st century put together by the internationally renowned Smithsonian Institution and is not alone in the Richard III themed category, it sits alongside the Bosworth Battlefield…
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New Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to miss Privy Council meeting with The Queen

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8th October 2015
The new Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, will not be at the meeting of the Privy Council today – it would have been his first opportunity to take up membership of the body. The Labour leader has said he is too busy to attend today’s meeting of the council because of prior engagements. Jeremy Corbyn will not attend today’s Privy Council meeting Mr Corbyn, a republican…
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