Prince & Princess of Wales

'Our new Princess of Wales': how Catherine has made the title her own

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6th September 2023
Last September, Catherine was bestowed with a brand-new title and a task to make it her own.As the new Princess of Wales—and the first woman to use the title since her famous predecessor, Diana, Princess of Wales—she had an almost impossible mission of carving her own path and creating the association with her.Has she succeeded? Let’s look at Catherine’s first year as Princess of…
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Features

Why is the future king called William?

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4th September 2023
The odds were not in William’s favour when the newborn son of the Prince and Princess of Wales was born on 21 June 1982. In fact, the bookmakers predicted that the future king’s name would be George, or James, or Charles, or Philip, or Louis, but the bookmakers did not…
British Royals

Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II to be unveiled in 2026

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4th September 2023
Nearly a year after her death, the formation of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee to plan a permanent tribute to the late queen has been announced.The Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced that the work is now under way on a project focused on “designing a fitting tribute to her legacy of service to our nation and the Commonwealth,” which will be unveiled in 2026, the…
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European Royals

The godparents of Europe’s heirs

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3rd September 2023
We take a look at the godparents of each of Europe’s heirs.The Prince of Wales[getty src=”852507926″ width=”396″ height=”594″]Prince William was born on 21 June 1982 and christened on 4 August of that year.His…
European Royals

The royals that everyone's talking about this summer: who are the Bourbon-Two Sicilies?

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31st August 2023
They’ve been a fixture of the tabloids this summer, holidaying with fellow royals and even at the centre of rumours of a romance with a future king. If you’ve seen article after article about the Bourbon Two-Sicilies and find yourself wondering who they are, look no further, here’s your explainer.The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet branch of the Bourbon family that once reigned…
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Denmark

Prince Christian becomes a godfather for the first time

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27th August 2023
Prince Christian has been named godfather to the infant Prince Gustav Albrecht of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who was christened over the weekend.Prince Gustav is the child of Prince Gustav and Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittengstein-Berleburg, and was born via surrogacy…
Queen Camilla

The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II

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27th August 2023
The Aquamarine Parure began as a coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of 15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and complete parures. And now that set of sparkling gems is in the care of Queen Camilla.Queen Elizabeth II was gifted the beginnings of the Aquamarine Parure from the…
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