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The Queen hails Olympic athletes as an ''inspiration'' in special message marking the end of Tokyo 2020

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9th August 2021
The Queen has sent her congratulations to athletes from Britain and the Commonwealth as the Tokyo Olympic Games come to a close. In a special message released just hours after the XXXII Olympiad ended, The Queen described those who had taken part as an ”inspiration” in ”unique and challenging times”.# The full message, sent on August 9th 2021, reads: I send my…
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The Royal Bridesmaid who became a Queen

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4th August 2021
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…
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The mystery of the Queen Mother's birthplace

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4th August 2021
The first famous Windsor woman to be born on August 4th lived most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no one is really sure exactly where Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more to get people guessing than the Queen Mum herself. In 1980, as preparations were under way for her eightieth birthday…
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A year on: the exile of King Juan Carlos

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3rd August 2021
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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New poll shows support for King Juan Carlos returning to Spain

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2nd August 2021
Over half of’people in Spain want King Juan Carlos to return home from his self-imposed exile, according to a new poll for a newspaper. The NC Report survey for La Razon showed that 57% of those asked believe the former monarch should come back to Spain, a year after he left. Juan Carlos announced he was quitting Spain on August 3rd 2020 in a brief letter to his son and successor, King…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: Diana, Princess of Wales

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29th July 2021
The flowers chosen by Diana, Princess of Wales for her wedding day are among the most memorable of royal bouquets. The tumbling, trailing mix of cream, green and yellow blooms that the bride carried into St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29th 1981 for her marriage to the Prince of Wales remain among the most recognizable of royal flowers almost four decades after they were first seen. For a start…
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