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New biography of Princess Benedikte to be published in time for her 75th birthday

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1st February 2019
When Princess Benedikte celebrates her 75th birthday in April, she’ll receive a very special birthday present: a new biography has been published to coincide with her milestone birthday. According to Danish website Billed Bladet, the biography has been written with Princess Benedikte’s full participation—the first time she has agreed to work with a biographer—and will include material…
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Westminster Abbey's Royal Brides: The Middle Ages

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1st February 2019
This month, Westminster Abbey became a royal wedding venue for the first time in centuries when Princess Patricia of Connaught married there. She was the church’s first royal bride in over 500 years. As the centenary of her wedding approaches, Royal Central is looking at the role this famous church has played in royal history. And today we’re looking back at all of the regal weddings held…
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The Duchess of Sussex visits her new patronage, the Association of Commonwealth Universities

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1st February 2019
The Duchess of Sussex visited City University London yesterday, the last in her recent spate of patronage visits since it was announced that she’d been handed patronage of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Meghan visited City, University of London to meet with students, faculty and staff and learned how the Association of Commonwealth Universities wants to build a better world…
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The Duchess of Sussex's theatre debut: Meghan's first visit to National Theatre as patron

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31st January 2019
The Duchess of Sussex has made her theatre debut. Her National Theatre debut that is. She visited her new patronage yesterday afternoon to see the work of the National Theatre. Meghan visited with three different areas of the National Theatre: she took part in a workshop with the Public Acts Pericles Company; she met with technician apprentices who work behind the scenes; and then she watched a…
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