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Queen Camilla to be the first consort to recycle a crown since Queen Caroline in 1727

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15th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which was created in 1911, for the 6 May coronation. This is the first time in nearly 300 years that a consort will use a previously-created crown for their coronation. Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown at Westminster Abbey in May, but the crown will look slightly different than at its first…
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British Royals

The Coronation Emblem is revealed

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11th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has just shared the official Coronation emblem. The design draws on the four home countries of the United Kingdom, and their symbols. The four national flowers have been used to form St. Edward’s Crown: the English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil, and the Northern Irish shamrock. St. Edward’s Crown is the crown that will be placed on Charles’s head…
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The Netherlands

Dutch royal visit lands in Sint Maarten

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8th February 2023
The Dutch Royal Family is continuing on their tour of the Dutch Caribbean and landed in Sint Maarten on Monday, 6 February. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands briefly switched royals to his “other” job and co-piloted the plane that flew the Dutch royals to…
Spain

Infanta Sofía to relocate to the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales

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7th February 2023
Infanta Sofía of Spain has announced that she will follow in her elder sister’s footsteps in the autumn when she heads to a new school.The Spanish Royal Family has announced that Infanta Sofía will attend UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales for the International Baccalaureate program. She completed the entire required selection process through the Spanish Committee…
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King Charles III

Could Charles III be the first monarch to be seen performing a very ancient rite?

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2nd February 2023
History was made on 10 September 2022 when the Ascension Council of King Charles III was televised, as it was the first time in history that the council has been publicly viewed. We may have another historic moment coming on 6 May 2023 at The King’s coronation, as another historic moment may be made public for the first time.There are several religious elements during the British…
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