Norway

The hotel that's about to claim a place in royal wedding history

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16th September 2023
Princess Martha Louise of Norway has announced details for her 2024 wedding to American shaman Durek Verrett. The couple will be marrying in Gerainger on 24 August in a historic venue. Martha and Durek have chosen the Hotel Union Geiranger for their wedding. The Hotel Union Geiranger was built in the 1890s to create a luxury hotel for visitors travelling on cruises through the…
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History

Edmund Tudor, the royal patriarch whose tomb stands in St. David's Cathedral

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10th September 2023
As the Prince and Princess of Wales attended a small service at St. David’s Cathedral in Wales to mark the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, they walked past the tomb of another important figure in royal history. The Princess laid a small bouquet of flowers on the altar during the service, having passed the last resting place of a man whose dynasty changed England forever. The…
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King Charles IIIQueen Camilla

The Royal Family under Charles III- subtle changes or big differences?

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6th September 2023
As the first anniversary of King Charles III’s Accession Day approaches, we are reflecting upon the first year of his reign. Although Charles strove for bold change while Prince of Wales, he has taken a different approach to his role as sovereign. King Charles’s reign started with one of the significant public events of the twenty-first century, his mother’s funeral. His Coronation…
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British Royals

What happened to the first St. Edward's Crown?

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28th August 2023
On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey, King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment of coronation. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.” The design of St. Edward’s Crown dates back to the eleventh century, but the crown itself is much younger. The original St.
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