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The unhappy royal love story which led to the imprisonment of the Princes in the Tower

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4th September 2023
Richard III was declared King of England on June 26th 1483 – thanks to a royal romance which had all but been forgotten. She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to…
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Sweden

The sparkling sapphires that link a modern queen to a fallen empire

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2nd September 2023
It’s the tiara everyone is expecting to see this September. The month’s birthstone is sapphire and that just happens to be the star gem of a diadem favoured by a queen who is about to host a right royal celebration for a truly historic event. Silvia of Sweden is at the heart of her country’s festivities for the Golden Jubilee of her husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, and when that…
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European Royals

Summer shows young royals that every move can bring a controversy not of their making

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30th August 2023
Summer and the royal news agenda is easy, mostly because very little happens. Holidays beckon, diaries thin out and the constant spotlight seems to dim. Or does it? This summer has shown several young royals that scrutiny is never more than a moment away, even if they are doing nothing more than going about their daily business. In the last weeks, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, 19…
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Norway

The royal bride whose wedding dress came via a department store

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29th August 2023
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned heads from across Europe. This…
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