Features

If ever a wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown worn by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

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4th June 2025
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor bridal dress of the 20thcentury and it saw in a new era with style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but it had an air of…
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The royal bride who changed England forever

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30th May 2025
For a woman who had such a profound effect on a whole country, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Catherine of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on, the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for whom this French princess was a pretty pawn in a political drama. But what little we do know seems to indicate that the ‘fair Kate’ of Henry V was…
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The Netherlands

The princess whose royal wedding dress was inspired by flowers and pearls

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29th May 2025
It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most solid supporters of their royal…
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Royal News

King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Canada: what to expect from historic royal visit

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26th May 2025
King Charles III is about to make the first visit to Canada of his reign. The King, with Queen Camilla, will become only the second Monarch to open the country’s parliament during his brief trip. The royal visit runs from May 26 to May 27 2025 and will last just 24 hours in total but it’s already being seen as one of the most important trips of Charles III’s reign. New…
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