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The Duke of Cambridge shows support for pubs as reopening gets under way

The Duke of Cambridge has popped to the local pub as the hospitality trade across England prepares to open up again after months of closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As pubs and restaurants across the country got ready to welcome back visitors, William spent time at a centuries old inn to hear how they hope to get back to business as lockdown eases. The Duke of Cambridge headed to…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium

They were an unexpected king and queen and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixty first wedding anniversary.  The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Royal Central looks back at the wedding which would put a shy young couple on the path to a…
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How many of Henry VIII's queens were crowned?

‘Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.’ That sad little rhyme, summing up the fates of Henry VIII’s six wives, is familiar to many. But while just about everyone knows that the monarch with a thing for wedding cake said ‘I do’ six times only to turn sour, and then some, on the majority of the women he married, the details of his consorts&#8217…
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Spain's king plays tour guide as royals continue to show support for travel industry

Two German visitors to Mallorca got an unexpected start to their holiday on the Spanish island when King Felipe and Queen Letizia provided the official welcome. The meeting came during the royal couple’s visit to the Balearics, part of their ongoing tour around Spain to show support for business and industry as the country reopens following tight restrictions during the coronavirus…
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