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#MonarchsAt20 - how our queens and kings used to look

It’s all the rage at this stage of lockdown. People are posting photos of themselves at the age of twenty across social media and reflecting on how things used to be. Many of the throwbacks appear to involve bad perms and rather lurid clothes while some show that we all seemed to look older in the 70s no matter what age we actually were. In the spirit of fun, and with a royal version of the…
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The Duke of Cambridge celebrates fundraiser Captain Tom Moore

The Duke of Cambridge has praised the achievements of Captain Tom Moore, the military veteran whose campaign to raise funds for the NHS has broken records. Prince William told the former soldier that he was ”amazing,’ and a ”one man fund raising machine”. The Duke, with the Duchess of Cambridge, had a special message for Captain Moore whose fundraising efforts have so…
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Why Charles and Camilla couldn't wed at Windsor Castle

When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall announced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle followed by a service of blessing at St. George’s Chapel later the same day. Yet just a week later, they had to move their civil…
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