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A truly historic royal wedding dress created by Marc Bohan of Dior

It was a wedding for the history books as the King of Sweden ripped up the royal rule book that had governed marriages for centuries to wed his love. And the bride, the most talked about in the world, chose Marc Bohan of Dior to create her gown. 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…
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British Royals

The little known rule that stopped a royal wedding at one of the world's most famous castles

WhenKing Charles III and Queen Camillaannounced their engagement in February 2005, they wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle followed by a service of blessing at St. George’s Chapel later the same day. Yet just a week later, they had to move their civil…
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Bhutan

A new royal baby for the King and Queen of Bhutan

The King and Queen of Bhutan have welcomed their third child. Queen Jetsun Pema gave birth to a daughter in the Lingkana Palace in Thimpu. The announcement of the arrival of the new princess was made on September 9th 2023. The statement said ”We are honoured to share the wonderful news that a healthy baby girl has been born to Their Majesties, The Druk Gyalpo and Gyaltsuen today…
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