Royal Ascot

Queen Camilla presents the Ascot trophy named after the royal whose crown she wore at the Coronation

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21st June 2023
Their names are both written in the history books as queen consorts and their Coronations involved the same crown so it’s fitting that Queen Camilla has presented the main prize on the second day of Royal Ascot, named after a woman with whom she has many links, Queen Mary.Her Majesty handed over the historic gilt trophy to winners in a sunny ceremony soon after the race ended.Victory…
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British Royals

For the first time, Edward and Sophie mark their anniversary with the titles promised on their wedding day

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19th June 2023
For the first time, the royal couple who married on June 19th 1999 are marking their anniversary with the titles promised to them on their wedding day.When Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones exchanged vows at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor in the last big British royal wedding of the 20th century, they did so knowing that, in time, the Dukedom of Edinburgh would be given to the…
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Royal WeddingsSweden

Royal Wedding Rewind: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

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19th June 2023
It was an historic royal wedding which created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the country’s queen as she said her vows. The couple are now marking their 45th wedding anniversary. Let’s rewind to June 19th 1976 for the wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.[getty src=”3140398&#8243…
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Features

The last big Windsor wedding of the 20th century

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19th June 2023
The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for Queen Elizabeth II and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The…
Features

A nod to their roles as Colonels from The Queen and the Princess of Wales at Trooping the Colour

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17th June 2023
Queen Camilla and The Princess of Wales both chose outfits acknowledging their roles as Colonels for the first Trooping the Colour of The King’s reign.The Queen was in a red coat dress inspired by the uniform of the Grenadier Guards, of which she is Colonel. Her Majesty’s outfit, designed by Fiona Clare Aldridge, featured gold buttons down the front as well as ‘The Grenade…
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