Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Grand Duke salutes his country's efforts against Covid-19 in National Day speech

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23rd June 2020
Grand Duke Henri has praised people across Luxembourg for their efforts to combat coronavirus in his speech marking the country’s National Day. The Grand Duke, speaking at a small, socially distanced ceremony, thanked everyone in his country for playing their part in helping to fight the virus. Grand Duke Henri’s words were delivered at the Luxembourg National Monument of Solidarity…
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British Royals

The Royal Family celebrates Father's Day with special photos

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21st June 2020
The Royal Family have shared a string of special photos to mark Father’s Day in the UK. The celebration falls on the Duke of Cambridge’s birthday this year. Clarence House began the Father’s Day celebrations with a series of photos of the Prince of Wales. One showed him with his own father, the Duke of Edinburgh, while the other featured him with his sons, Prince William and…
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A Calendar of Queens: June

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20th June 2020
The first month of summer has brought many new beginnings for some famous queens and it’s been a moment of crowning glory for others. June is also the month when five English queens said farewell. Here’s a calendar of queens for June. Birth of a Queen Just…
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Royal Wedding Dresses: the Countess of Wessex

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19th June 2020
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor bridal dress of the 20th century and it saw in a new era with style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but it had an air of the…
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King Charles III

IN PHOTOS: The Prince of Wales marks the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's 'Appel'

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19th June 2020
The Prince of Wales has accepted the French Legion d’Honneur on behalf of London. The award, France’s highest distinction, was made by the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron, as he visited the city to mark the 80th anniversary of the famous ”Appel” to the French people, made by Charles de Gaulle on June 18th 1940. The Legion d’Honneur has been presented…
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