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Prince Charles's Visit to Bahrain caused Politician to be Arrested

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16th November 2016
A Bahraini politician was arrested for comments he made during an interview with the American press while the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were on an official visit to the country earlier this month. Politician Ebrahim Sharif, the former leader of Bahrain’s secular National Democratic Action Society who currently works in the Waad Party, was arrested and charged with inciting…
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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…
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John Travolta Called His Dance with Diana a Highlight of His Life

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29th September 2016
Actor John Travolta reflected back on the 1980s recently during an interview with the American morning news show Good Morning America, and when asked which moment he considered to be his favourite of that decade, he answered: dancing with Diana, Princess of Wales. “That was one of the highlights of my life,” he told the interviewer. “So that’s probably the best moment of the…
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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…
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#OnThisDay in 1999: Prince Edward marries Sophie Rhys-Jones

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19th June 2016
Today the Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary. The couple met in 1993 at a tennis event and began dating afterwards, ultimately for six years before an engagement. The prince proposed with an engagement ring from Garrard & Co. worth an estimated £105,000. Sophie’s engagement ring is set in 18-karat white gold and features a two-carat oval diamond surrounded…
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Queen’s wedding and coronation dresses to go on display

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27th May 2016
This summer the Queen’s wedding dress and coronation dress will be displayed together at Buckingham Palace. The exhibit, titled “Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe,” opens in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace on 23 July, and explores the Queen’s 90 years and the history of the nation via what she wore on state occasions, international tours and during…
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