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Royal Wedding Rewind: the duchess who refused to wear white for her wedding

It was a low key royal wedding, set against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that would become a bedrock for the House of Windsor as it faced some of its most challenging times. Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, had…
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to spend lockdown at Windsor

The Duke of Edinburgh has returned to Windsor Castle from Sandringham, just days before a new period of lockdown is set to begin in England. Prince Philip, who is 99, had been living at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in recent weeks while the Queen returned to royal duties, basing herself at Windsor. Her Majesty travelled to Norfolk in the last days of October to see her husband and the…
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New on Royal Central Extra

This week, we’ve got some exciting new videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days, we’ll be adding: Our…
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Have you tried Royal Central Extra?

Royal Central’s Facebook group, Royal Central Extra, is now packed with exclusive content for our subscribers. Since launching in mid September, this special service has built up a library of videos covering British and European royals, past and present. There are…
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Sir Norman Hartnell's royal wedding dresses

He created some of the most famous royal looks of the 20th century and he’s still producing talked about style picks. Sir Norman Hartnell was already a sought after wedding dress designer when he was first commissioned to produce a bridal outfit by the House of Windsor. Over eight decades on, and long after his own death, he was responsible for another famous royal marriage look. On the 85th…
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Coming up on Royal Central Extra

This week, we’ve got some exciting new videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days, we’ll be adding: An…
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King Juan Carlos' former lover claims Queen Sofia helped plot his abdication

The former lover of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, has claimed that Queen Sofia plotted the fall from power of the monarch. Speaking to True Royalty TV, in her first on camera TV interview, Corinna claims Sofia was obsessed with putting her son, Felipe, on the throne of Spain and helped to organise a coup which led to Juan Carlos giving up power in 2014. She says…
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