British Royals

The unanswered mystery around the birth of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother lived most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no one is really sure exactly where the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more to get people guessing than the Queen Mum herself. In 1980, as preparations were under way for her eightieth birthday celebrations, a Clarence House press officer…
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Royal baby on the way in Jordan

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are expecting their first child. The heir to the Hashemite throne and his wife will welcome their baby in the summer. The new arrival will make King Abdullah II and Queen Rania grandparents for the first time. In a…
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The royal bride of Munich whose wedding inspired the world's most famous beer festival

It’s now one of the most popular parties in Europe with thousands descending on Munich every year for Oktoberfest and thousands more heading to festivals inspired by the original in cities across the continent. Oktoberfest is all about music, mood and fabulous beer but it actually started as a celebration for a royal wedding for a bride who had almost become an empress. On October 12th…
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British Royals

Blue and gold on the wedding dress of a queen

was one of the most talked about royal weddings in decades and now it is the marriage of a monarch and consort. On April 9th 2005, King Charles III and Queen Camilla married in Windsor. Millions were watching and they saw a bride with not one but two different wedding…
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From queen's necklace to wedding tiara - the sparkling story of one of the most famous royal gems of all

It’s become one of the big questions in the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear? It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as her grandmother did as a bride for her big day is both sentimental and rather significant. For Beatrice is now the third generation of Queen Elizabeth…
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