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Protocol and the President: how Joe Biden's hand on The King's shoulder is far from a rule breaker

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10th July 2023
He’s about to head to a NATO summit but it would appear that US President, Joe Biden, has weightier matters to deal with. After popping in for tea at Windsor Castle with King Charles III, POTUS is caught up in a debate about whether he broke royal protocol by putting his hand on the Monarch’s shoulder. President Biden reached out, quite literally, to King Charles several times…
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The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

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8th July 2023
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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The best pictures from a day of history in Edinburgh: King Charles and the Honours of Scotland

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6th July 2023
King Charles III has received the Honours of Scotland in an historic ceremony in Edinburgh. SSgt Dek Traylor/ UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023 His Majesty was presented with the Crown of Scotland by the Duke of Hamilton. King Charles placed his hand on the crown and promised a lifetime of service to the people of Scotland. Queen Camilla was at His Majesty’s side throughout the day…
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If Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated, who would be Monarch today?

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6th July 2023
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now? There are two…
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