British Royals

King Charles has a royal command for England ahead of Euros final

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14th July 2024
Ahead of the Euros final, The King has spoken but will the England team fulfil his royal command?King Charles III told the team he’d rather like it if they could win the crunch game in a rather less nerve wracking manner than the way they’ve taken some of their previous matches.As he offered congratulations to the men’s team reaching their second Euros final in a matter…
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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 and attitude towards marital harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort of England were all but running in…
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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…
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Why King Charles will miss out on a plate of dead ducks

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9th July 2024
The King will start a new tradition when he visits an island that still addresses him by one of his oldest titles.King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to visit Jersey in the coming days. But the usual welcome given to the Monarch on the biggest of the Channel Islands has undergone a subtle shift.It’s long been the custom for the Sovereign to be presented with two dead ducks when…
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