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History of Royal Titles: why is Spain's heir known as the Princess of Asturias?

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29th October 2020
The Spanish heir to the throne is always given a special title, Prince or Princess of Asturias, to denote their place as first in line to the throne. It is a title that dates back to the late 1300s and has continued to this day. Princess Leonor became the Princess of Asturias on 19 June 2014 following the abdication of her grandfather, Juan Carlos, and the accession of her father, Felipe. In…
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The Duchess of Cambridge puts local communities at the heart of #HoldStill

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28th October 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge is encouraging people to look for digital posters and prints of Hold Still portraits around the United Kingdom to continue highlighting people’s experiences during pandemic lockdowns. The Kensington Palace social media accounts shared a few snaps of Hold Still portraits around the UK on October 27th 2020, writing, “Last week the Hold Still community exhibition…
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The most impressive pre-royal jobs

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27th October 2020
We know these ladies as impressive royals, but before they married into their respective royal families, they held pretty lucrative careers. Let’s look at the lives of some of our favourite royal women before they were married. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands [getty src=”1206446398″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Before marrying…
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History of Royal Titles: The Duke of Gloucester

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27th October 2020
There have been six Dukes of Gloucester throughout history, the first created in 1385 and the current having held the title since 1974. It has a long past, and some consider the title cursed due to its most famous titleholder, and that the first three men to hold it died…
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Crown Princess Mary unveils this year's Christmas stamp

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27th October 2020
Crown Princess Mary unveiled this year’s Christmas stamp at a ceremony on Monday, launching the annual holiday appeal for children in need, and celebrating the theme of ‘reunification.’ This year’s stamp was designed by Tomas Björnsson to celebrate the centenary…
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The wrong York wants to take on royal duties

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26th October 2020
This weekend, the wrong York announced that they would like to take on official royal duties. That’s right, beleaguered Prince Andrew, whose annus horribilis kicked off last November with a disastrous News Night interview to defend himself against allegations of wrongdoing and his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and culminated mere weeks later with the announcement that…
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