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Diana's nieces reveal how the Princess was always ''just our aunt''

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27th January 2021
Two of the nieces of Diana, Princess of Wales have spoken of how she was always an aunt first to them. Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer revealed that her importance on a global platform didn’t really hit home until after her death. Speaking exclusively to Tatler magazine, Lady Eliza said ‘’We always just knew her as our aunt. Growing up in South Africa, I really had very little idea of…
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The royal wedding dress that became the crowning glory of a legendary designer

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21st January 2021
He is one of the 20th century’s most famous fashion designers who became involved in a fairytale royal wedding through loyal links to a proud patron. Cristobal Balenciaga, who was born on January 21st 1895, created the regal gown worn by Queen Fabiola of the Belgians on the day she said yes to a king and a crown. And the fairytale ending began with her granny. Balenciaga’s links…
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President Donald Trump's run-ins with royalty

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19th January 2021
And then we came to the end. The controversial presidency of Donald J. Trump finishes at noon on January 20th 2021 but will be talked about for years to come. In his four years in charge of the United States of America, President Trump has had several brushes with royalty…
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The little house that became the setting for a big moment in royal history

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17th January 2021
It was a quiet country house, described by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the birthplace of one of the most popular and celebrated monarchs of the 20th century. For it was at Appleton House, on the Sandringham Estate, that…
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The English queen buried amidst a castle garden

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15th January 2021
Amongst the prettiness of rolling countryside and the gentle sound of sheep grazing sits a castle with its own little chapel. The walls are golden yellow while around it grow sweet scented flowers and glossy, regal trees. But behind this calm serenity lies the tomb of a…
History

Meet Henry VIII’s most successful queen

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14th January 2021
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July 12th 1543, his five previous unions and attitude towards marital harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort of England were all but running in the…
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