The Sussexes

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex repay £2.4 million renovation costs for Frogmore Cottage

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7th September 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed they have paid back the money spent on renovating their official UK residence, Frogmore Cottage, Windsor. It was agreed they would repay the costs when they decided to step back as senior royals earlier this year. The couple announced the repayment in a statement in September 7th 2020. Issued by the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it read…
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British Royals

Where is Diana, Princess of Wales buried?

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6th September 2020
The final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales is nestled at the heart of a home she called her own. Diana’s coffin was famously followed on its last journey all the way to the gates of Althorp House in Northamptonshire, the family seats of the Spencers. Her burial took place privately and over two decades on, only those closest to the princess can stand at the side of her grave. Diana…
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Features

‘The King and his husband’ – What would we call a gay monarch's spouse?

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4th September 2020
Around the same time that the UK introduced new succession laws that allowed girls the same rights as boys, the country also passed same sex marriage legislation. But royal laws haven’t caught up with that yet. In the future, as is the case in most European countries, a prince may take a husband and a princess may choose a wife. But when that happens, what title will be bestowed on them? We…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden return to their Royal Palace after pandemic isolation

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2nd September 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120 kilometres southwest of Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, 76, have been based there through the spring and summer. It was from here that…
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