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The historic building at the centre of a mystery that became the setting for a very famous wedding

King Charles and Queen Camilla are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary and they tied the knot in a building that comes complete with its own historical mystery.The couple had originally hoped to marry at Windsor Castle itself but legally this would have required that the castle be open as a venue to other couples to get married there for three years. And so the couple turned their…
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One of Rome's most beautiful buildings just played host to King Charles and Queen Camilla and it already has a royal past

King Charles and Queen Camilla’s historic wedding anniversary portraits were taken in a place already packed with royal history.The portraits were taken at Villa Wolkonsky, the current official residence of the British Ambassador to Italy. The gorgeous building has its own royal connections. Chris Getty/ Buckingham PalacePrincess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Volkonskaya, a Russian…
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The discreet princess who's celebrating a big milestone

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands turns 18 today – meaning all three children of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are now officially adults. However, the celebrations for the third in line to the Dutch throne will be low key, in keeping with a princess who has managed to remain quietly under the radar for much of her life.Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés was born in the…
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The Princess of Wales made this all diamond brooch very famous - and she's not the only royal to love it

The Royal Family has quite the collection of diamonds but there are some pieces that we see worn by several members and that includes the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch. King George VI gifted this brooch to his wife, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), ahead of their trip to Canada in the spring of 1939. With a second major war looming, the couple’s trip to Canada was more important than…
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