British Royals

''On behalf of the free world - thank you'': the stirring words of Queen Elizabeth II as she remembered D-Day

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3rd June 2024
Queen Elizabeth II always paid care and duty to the veterans of the Second World War, having grown up during the conflict and served herself as a mechanic with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Fifty years on from the successful D-Day Landings at Omaha Beach in Normandy, Her Late Majesty helped lead tributes to the veterans of this pivotal wartime operation in 1994, accompanied by world…
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Spain

The wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain

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22nd May 2024
Though she was an unconventional bride, this future Spanish queen chose conventional royal styling on her wedding day 20 years ago. Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano shocked Spain when news of their impending engagement was leaked in late October 2003: their romance had been so under wraps that outside of their close circle of family and friends, nobody had any idea that the future…
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British Royals

The Royal Family to pay tribute on 80th anniversary of D-Day

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18th May 2024
King Charles is set to undertake his first official overseas visit since resuming public duties next month when he leads the British Royal Family at D-Day anniversary events in France. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday that King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France and the United…
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Royal News

King Harald praises Queen Mary on her twentieth wedding anniversary

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15th May 2024
In a poignant speech at a gala dinner in Norway, King Harald took time to praise King Frederik and Queen Mary on their 20th wedding anniversary. Speaking of the new Danish king’s accession earlier this year following Queen Margrethe’s abdication, King Harald said how important it was that he was surrounded by his family in that moment. The King and Queen of Denmark with the King and…
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