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Princess Charlene Attends Various Events in London Including Thanksgiving Service on Remembrance Day

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16th November 2016
Princess Charlene of Monaco was in London last week and attended various events, including the Remembrance Sunday service at Westminster Abbey, and rugby events with Prince Harry. The Princess of Monaco attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday with her brother, Gareth Wittstock, and Her Excellency Evelyne Genta, Monaco’s Ambassador in London. The Prince’s…
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History

Royal Burials: Westminster Abbey

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7th October 2016
Westminster Abbey has been entwined with royalty since its foundation. All but two coronations have taken place there, as have 16 royal weddings (beginning with that of King Henry I of England to Matilda of Scotland, and most recently that of the Duke and Duchess of…
Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth makes the best dressed list

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12th September 2016
Add “fashionista” to the already crowded list of accolades Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has received in her 90th year. She has been placed on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List in a category of her own. In a “Special Citation,” the Queen is honoured for her sixty-plus years of fashionable moments, with a list of the key dressers and designers that have influenced the style…
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#OnThisDay in 1953: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Takes Place

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2nd June 2016
The Queen ascended to the throne on 2 February 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, but was not crowned for more than a year afterwards, as the period of mourning required wouldn’t allow a swift ceremony, and the planning behind it would take some time. The Queen’s coronation date was chosen reportedly because it was the most likely to be a nice day, weather-wise, however, it…
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Denmark

Ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark speaks about her second divorce

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18th May 2016
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, recently spoke with Danish newspaper BT about her quick divorce from second husband Martin Jørgensen revealing he was not her true love. “I was quick and confident in my decision. I have not wavered. When it was taken, I was ready to move on,” said the Countess. “There is no relationship.” The Countess was first reported to be dating Martin Jørgensen…
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