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The Prince of Wales shows thanks for birthday wishes with unseen photo

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14th November 2020
The Prince of Wales has taken to social media to show his gratitude for the good wishes being sent to him as he celebrates his 72nd birthday. Clarence House has shared a new image of the Prince to mark his big day. The photo shows Charles against a backdrop of vibrant autumn trees with the message ”Thank you for all the well wishes on The Prince of Wales’s 72nd Birthday!”. The…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: Princess Anne

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14th November 2020
The only daughter of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is known for her down to earth, no-nonsense approach to life and in many ways, the flowers chosen by Princess Anne for her wedding in 1973 to Captain Mark Phillips were that attitude in petal form. As she became the…
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Princess Anne's royal wedding dresses

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14th November 2020
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was the first of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s children to wed and she was also the first to contract a second marriage. For both ceremonies, she chose striking outfits which would take their own places in royal wedding…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips

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14th November 2020
She was the first of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake. Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was a huge state occasion with a massive television audience that captured imaginations around the world. The bride might be famously down to earth but her first…
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The Royal Family marks Armistice Day in poignant ceremonies

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11th November 2020
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey as commemorations for all those killed in war took place on Armistice Day. Prince Charles, accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall, paid his respects at a special ceremony held at the Abbey, exactly one hundred years after the Warrior was buried there. The royal wreath was based on the one left by King…
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The Royal Week in Pictures: Queen Sofia's toughest birthday?

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7th November 2020
It was a strange royal week as one family retreated behind palace doors as a new lockdown began in England while all continued to work round tough coronavirus restrictions affecting the regal agenda as much as any other part of life. Queen Sofia of Spain may have been glad of a mask as she headed out in another challenging week for her family and one which brought very little to cheer her…
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