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Zara Tindall gets driving ban for speeding

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8th January 2020
Zara Tindall has been banned from driving for six months after admitting speeding. And she lost her licence after breaking the limit on the same stretch of road where her mother, the Princess Royal, was caught speeding almost twenty years ago.The Queen’s granddaughter was found doing 91 mph on the A417 near her Gloucestershire home last November. She was given four penalty points at a…
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Spain's Infanta Pilar has died

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8th January 2020
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz has died. She was 83. The infanta, sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of King Felipe VI, passed away in Madrid on Wednesday.Infanta Pilar had been admitted to hospital in the Spanish capital earlier this week. Although details…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Juliana and Bernhard of the Netherlands

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7th January 2020
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who had come to share her special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana was then heir to the throne of the…
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The Consorts of 2020: Europe

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2nd January 2020
To be a consort is an interesting role in this new century. On paper, they are the support act, the person walking two steps behind. But in a media driven world, where royal watching places an emphasis on style, they can often be the star of the show. In 2020, the consorts of Europe gain as much attention as the monarchs they married. Here are the consorts of Europe at the start of a new…
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A Calendar of Queens: January

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2nd January 2020
The royal past is peppered with milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that came to an end, from the happy arrivals…
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The royal memories that made a decade

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1st January 2020
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse and Kristin Contino as they try to pick their standout moments of the royal years just gone.We’d love to hear from you, too. Share your favourite memory…
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