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Wimbledon Champ, Simona Halep, can't hide her excitement at Kate and Meghan watching her win

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13th July 2019
She’d just won the most famous tennis tournament in the world but tennis star, Simona Halep, came over ever so slightly star struck as she was crowned Wimbledon champion for 2019. The Romanian player, the first from her country to ever claim a singles title at the All England Club, couldn’t contain her excitement that the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex had come to watch…
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A Look at the Spanish Line of Succession

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11th July 2019
This summer, Royal Central is taking a look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos I, a rule that remained unchanged following his abdication in 2014 in favour of his only son, Felipe. The law there also means brothers always outrank sisters.
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Europe's most popular royal palaces

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8th July 2019
They have been home to generations of royals who have carved their names in the history books and in 2019, their power to fascinate continues. A new survey has taken a look at the most popular regal residences in Europe and those belonging to the British royals take four of…
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Archie Harrison is christened at Windsor

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6th July 2019
The infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been christened at a ceremony at Windsor. Archie Harrison’s baptism took place on the morning of July 6th 2019. The ceremony took place in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiating. The service was attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Doria Ragland as well as…
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Royal Brides: Princess Mary of Teck

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6th July 2019
Picked as a royal bride by Queen Victoria herself, Princess Mary of Teck would find her way to the altar in the most unusual circumstances. For Mary ended up saying ‘I do’ to the second king in waiting selected as a husband for her. But her marriage proved to be a happy one as well as a royal success story. On the anniversary of the marriage of King George V and Queen Mary, Royal…
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