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The royal wedding dress designed to glitter that ended up hidden behind palace walls

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28th November 2024
Take a royal bride who refused to follow rules and an ambitious young designer waiting for the ultimate big break. Put them together and it should have been a style sensation. Instead, a personal tragedy meant that what was meant to be a royal wedding gown to set London alight ended up one of fashion’s best kept secrets.It was never meant to be that way. Norman Hartnell was already the…
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The Hollywood star turned TV foodie who's about to rustle up dinner for King Charles

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24th November 2024
He’s the Hollywood star who unexpectedly became a celebrated foodie and cook book author and now he’s set to create a dinner fit for a king for, well, The King.Charles III is to be entertained to an Italian extravaganza selected by Stanley Tucci.The actor revealed this weekend that he’s set to oversee a special meal for King Charles early in 2025.The two have become…
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The cost of The King's Coronation revealed

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21st November 2024
The cost of the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla has been revealed.The figure is inside the annual review of the government department which took the lead role in supporting the celebrations.The Department of Culture, Media and Sport worked with the Royal Household in organising the Coronation which saw events take place across three days to mark the crowning of King Charles…
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The ultimate floral symbol of love that starred in Queen Elizabeth II's royal wedding bouquet

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20th November 2024
Royal weddings tend to have a lot in common. They usually take place in huge, historic churches with brides decked in acres of white fabric and heirloom tiaras and grooms in military uniform, followed down the aisle by hoardes of bridesmaids and pageboys. Traditions must be observed while protocols are dug out and dusted down as the familiar pattern of this family celebration turned into a…
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