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VE Day: how Britain celebrated with its King and Queen

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8th May 2020
In the days and weeks afterwards, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited many parts of England to see how people were beginning to tackle post war living. They were given a warm reception everywhere while some areas, like London’s East End, welcomed them as one of their own. On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Royal Central looks back at how Britain celebrated with its king and…
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Is this the best royal wedding tiara of all?

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6th May 2020
It’s grand, unforgettable and we first saw it exactly sixty years ago. The tiara chosen by Princess Margaret for her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones in May 1960 has become iconic. In fact, it was such a successful pick, it begs the question – is Margaret’s the best royal wedding tiara of all?The Poltimore Tiara, to give this sparkler its most well used name, ticks just…
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Princess Anne highlights vital role of maternity support on International Day of the Midwife

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5th May 2020
The Princess Royal has thanked midwives and maternity medics for providing hope, joy and care during ‘difficult times’ in a special message. Princess Anne spoke of her admiration for the work of all those looking after mothers and babies as she marked International Day of the Midwife.The princess, speaking in her role as patron of the Royal College of Midwives, highlighted the…
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May's Monarch Moment: a Royal Baby Special

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2nd May 2020
We’re about to meet a monarch in the making. This month, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg welcome their first child. It’s a happy event for them, a moment of celebration in strange and difficult times and history in the making. For their baby…
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Sweden's royals remember their country's missing queen

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1st May 2020
Crown Princess Victoria has paid a poignant visit to the grave of a royal relative to lead tributes to a missing Queen of Sweden. On the anniversary of the death of Crown Princess Margaret, her descendants remembered her with an arrangement of the flower she shared her name with and left daisies on her grave.Margaret died on May 1st 1920, plunging her family and her country into grief. She had…
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