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The princess named after Ireland's patron saint

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23rd August 2023
For a princess who claimed a bit of a royal first at the baptismal font, it’s perhaps not surprising that Patricia of Connaught – known for most of her adult life as Lady Patricia Ramsey – ended up changing plenty of regal rules on her way. The little girl who was born in Buckingham Palace on March 17th 1886 grew up to be one of the most eligible women in Europe, and when…
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Prince William and the World Cup - do you think the Prince of Wales should be in Australia for the big game?

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19th August 2023
So should he stay or should he go? As England’s footballers prepare for their first World Cup final in almost sixty years, tactics have been put on the back burner while a far more heated debate takes place. Never mind who lines up on the pitch for the match against Spain – will Prince William be watching pitch side?OK, not actually pitch side, from the royal box. After England…
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How Princess Anne revived a forgotten royal name

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15th August 2023
A is for Anne but why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family?The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of another princess. In August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby girl…
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The royal bride who refused to wear white for her wedding

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11th August 2023
It was a low key royal wedding, set against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that would become a bedrock for the House of Windsor as it faced some of its most challenging times.Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, had…
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