British RoyalsLuxembourg

The Rulers of 1952: Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg

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29th April 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern European history got under way.Grand Duchess Charlotte of LuxembourgOne of only two women reigning at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession, Grand…
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British RoyalsThe Netherlands

The Monarchs of 1952: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands

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27th April 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern European history got under way.Queen Juliana of the NetherlandsOne of only two reigning women at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession, Queen Juliana…
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British RoyalsMonaco

The Rulers of 1952: Prince Rainier III of Monaco

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24th April 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who ruled in Europe at the start of the longest reign on the continent in modern times.Prince Rainier III of MonacoPrince Rainier III, a man largely responsible for bringing glamour to the tiny principality of Monaco, once…
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Royals who don't go by their first name

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23rd April 2022
We know that sometimes monarchs choose a different regnal name than the one they have gone by throughout their life—King George VI is a famous example of this, having gone by Bertie (or Albert, his given name) until he became King – but what about those who go by…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Milestones of a Monarch: The 'Annus Horribilis' Speech

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23rd April 2022
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 40th anniversary of her reign—her Ruby Jubilee—in 1992, though you wouldn’t have known about it unless you knew the context behind her now infamous ‘Annus Horribilis’ speech.What may have ordinarily been a celebratory event, The Queen’s Ruby Jubilee passed with relatively little fanfare. She and Prince Philip undertook tours of Canada and…
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