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Is this the best royal wedding dress of all?

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14th July 2024
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much suited to its wearer.And three decades on, it’s still irresistibly beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah Chatto’s bridal gown the best royal wedding dress of them all?[getty src=”110157913″ width=”390″ height=”594″ tld=”com”]It was designed by Jasper Conran and its…
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The Prince and Princess of Wales hail Princess Anne as a ''super trooper''

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13th July 2024
She’s never been one for public praise so quite how it’s gone down at Gatcombe Park remains a mystery but the Princess Royal has been given an emotional tribute by her nephew as she returns to work.Princess Anne attended her first public engagement since spending five days in hospital with concussion and minor head injuries and the Prince and Princess of Wales praised her return…
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Is this queen England's greatest ever consort?

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12th July 2024
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July 12th1543, his five previous unions…
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Three lions on a shirt? Meet the king who put them there

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11th July 2024
He spent little time in England but one very famous king’s emblem is now on the lips of millions in the country he ruled but rarely visited. Football fans across the land are singing ‘Three Lions on a Shirt’ once more and it’s all thanks to Richard I.England’s big win against the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2024 Euros gives the men’s team another…
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A royal rarity - an emerald engagement ring

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10th July 2024
It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring featuring an emerald. The striking stone features in very few of these most romantic pieces of jewellery but it has a starring role in the ring worn by a princess who will walk down the aisle at this summer’s biggest royal wedding. Princess Martha Louise of Norway’s emerald engagement sparkler is a rare thing indeed.Queen…
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