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Royal Wedding Dresses: the Countess of Wessex

If ever a royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor bridal dress of the 20thcentury and it saw in a new era with style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but it had an air of…
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Denmark

Denmark's royals turn out in force for crucial football match

Denmark’s royal family turned out in force for their side’s latest match at the Euros in Copenhagen. But despite the support of two future kings and a row of princes, the Danish team ended up with another loss in what’s been a difficult campaign for them. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were joined by their eldest child, Prince Christian, and two of their…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Christina of Sweden

It was the first royal wedding of a new reign but one filled with poignancy. Princess Christina, fourth sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married in June 1974, just eighteen months after the death of her mother, Princess Sybilla. Her wedding also began a hat trick of regal nuptials in Sweden within the space of a few years. Let’s rewind to June 15th 1974 and the Royal Wedding of Princess…
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British Royals

Trooping the Colour 2021: what to expect

Trooping the Colour takes place in a slimmed down form again this year. The Queen will preside over the traditional parade, which marks the Monarch’s official birthday, at Windsor Castle. Ahead of the June 12th ceremonial, Royal Central outlines what to expect from this ancient royal event as it is affected, for a second year, by the coronavirus pandemic. The Sovereign’s Birthday…
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