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ICYMI: All the Queen's Outfits from Royal Ascot 2019

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24th June 2019
The Queen had a good Ascot and so did the bookies, thanks in part to the now customary practice of predicting the colour of the royal hat in carriage number one. Betting on the Queen’s choice of topper is as much a part of Ascot as the royal procession itself and this year, Her Majesty kept everyone on their toes by favouring one shade in particular. ICYMI or even if you didn’t and…
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Royal Pictures from history: Diana and Charles present William to the world

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22nd June 2019
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a tale all of their own. In this occasional series, Royal Central looks at some of the best known pictures in regal history and today we rewind almost four decades to a very famous debut in London. The picture – June 22nd 1982…
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Royal Weddings: the Wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex

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19th June 2019
The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction following a tumultuous decade that had…
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Garter Day 2019: the best photos

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17th June 2019
The Queen joined by Royal Family for the traditional ceremonyThe Order of the Garter ceremony has taken place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Queen invested King Felipe of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands as Supernumerary Knights ahead of the service as well as formally welcoming Lord Salisbury and Dame Mary Peters as a Knight and Lady Companion…
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