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One royal duchess flies the flag with a very patriotic handbag choice

It’s the ultimate way to fly the flag and one royal duchess likes to make the most of it. As the Duchess of Gloucester attended a film premiere at Windsor Castle, she chose a handbag in a Union Jack design. The Duchess was one of the royal guests at the first showing of a new Amazon Prime movie about Charles III’s personal philosophy around the environment and added the bag to…
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The King of Sweden's sister, Princess Desiree, dies

Princess Desiree, one of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, has died. The princess was 87 years old and passed away peacefully. Desiree was one of four older sisters of King Carl Gustaf but, because of the succession laws at the time of her birth, she was never in line to Sweden’s throne. She was often seen at big family events and also joined Sweden’s royals…
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European Royals

Queen Sofia leads Spain's royals as they gather to say farewell to her sister, Princess Irene of Greece

Queen Sofia of Spain was supported by two of her granddaughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, as funeral ceremonies began for Princess Irene of Greece. Irene, Sofia’s younger sister, died on January 15 at the age of 83 at her home at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The first of her funeral ceremonies was held at the Orthodox Cathedral of St Andrew and St Demetrius in Madrid on…
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Portrait of Anne Boleyn that's created modern image of tragic queen isn't her says leading historian

The famous portrait of Anne Boleyn that has become the modern image of the tragic queen is probably not a painting of her at all. Instead, one leading expert thinks that the face in the portrait is actually that of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth I. The picture in question is kept in the National Gallery in London. It depicts Anne Boleyn, who was Queen of England between 1533 and 1536, as dark…
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