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Did a Queen of England narrowly escape a controversial marriage to her own uncle?

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1st November 2023
It was a rumour that involved a king and his niece and a question about whether their relationship was too scandalous for the time period. Did Richard III want to marry his niece Elizabeth of York? One of the most turbulent periods in English history was the Wars of the Roses and the conflicts between different royal dynasties. In a previous post outlining the Royal History Mystery of what…
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Spain

Birth of a princess: The arrival of Leonor

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28th October 2023
Princess Leonor was born in the early hours of 31 October 2005, the first child of then-Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia. Unusually for the time—though not out of place in today’s tech-savvy world—her birth was announced to the press via SMS messaging. She was the first Spanish heir to be born in the realm under an active monarchy in over a century—her grandfather, King Juan Carlos…
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Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla helps celebrate one of the most successful sports stars of all time

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23rd October 2023
Queen Camilla unveiled a statue of Italian jockey Frankie Dettori as he retired from the sport in Great Britain. At the Royal Ascot racecourse on Saturday for the QIPCO British Champions Day, the Queen took a moment to recognise one of the greats of the sport. She was accompanied by the Greencoats, which is the ceremonial guard of the Royal Family at Ascot—a position they’ve served in since…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia recreate romantic secret to mark a special anniversary

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22nd October 2023
The King and Queen of Spain recreated a photograph of their first public interaction 20 years later amidst the recent celebrations of the Princess of Asturias Awards. Then the Prince of Asturias, Felipe was photographed shaking the hand of television journalist Letizia Ortiz at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo following the awards (then known as The Prince of Asturias Awards). Traditionally…
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