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The Royal Bridesmaid who became a Queen

As 1922 got under way, newspapers began to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess Mary’s wedding dress, choice of venue and honeymoon destination were pored over even if actual details were hard to come by (sound familiar?) but one…
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A year on: the exile of King Juan Carlos

On the afternoon of August 3rd 2020, a simple letter was sent to the King of Spain. In it, the man who had once ruled the country told his successor that he was leaving to protect the monarchy. By the time that letter was made public, Juan Carlos I of Spain had gone into…
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Spain's royals arrive in Mallorca for summer stay amid fresh questions over the future of King Juan Carlos

King Felipe and Queen Letizia have both been seen out and about in Mallorca as they begin their traditional summer stay on the island. And this holiday has had another familiar air to it as they start their time at the Marivent Palace under the shadow of fresh questions over the role of King Juan Carlos in Spain. A new poll for a newspaper has shown that over half of those asked think the King…
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Remembering the wedding that captured the imaginations of millions

Once upon a time, there was a fairytale. I was just a little girl when it was told but like many who lived through it, I still find a resonance in that strange summer day when once upon a time met, briefly, happy every after. On July 29th 1981, the world stopped to watch a prince wed his princess. Even the archbishop who married them was so involved in the dream that had sprung up around them…
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Forty years on: the royal fairytale wedding that missed its happy ending

In the end, it wasn’t the fairytale marriage the world had hoped for, but on 29 July 1981, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer married in a glittering ceremony that could best be described as a fairytale, watched by an estimated one billion people. Forty years on, Royal Central looks back at this historic day. [getty src=”71520536″ width=”594&#8243…
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