British Royals

Investigation into claims attempt was made to access private medical records of Princess of Wales

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20th March 2024
An investigation is under way after reports that an attempt to access the medical records of the Princess of Wales was made during her treatment at the London Clinic. The Princess was admitted to the Clinic in January for abdominal surgery and was treated there for two weeks before being discharged to recuperate at home. Now, the Information Commissioner is looking into reports that ‘’at…
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The queen who fought an assassin with flowers

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19th March 2024
She was the queen who tried to save her dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She had done all she could to save the…
Sweden

The princess who chose a fairytale royal wedding at an island church decked with summer flowers

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18th March 2024
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June 30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
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British Royals

Princess Anne presents the Gold Cup

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15th March 2024
The Princess Royal presented the Gold Cup on the biggest day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Galopin Des Champs claimed the prestigious race for the second time. [getty src=”2079425844″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] Princess Anne congratulated winning jockey, Paul Townend, as she oversaw the presentation ceremony as the four…
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Norway

King Harald out of hospital to recuperate at home

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14th March 2024
King Harald of Norway has left hospital after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The Royal Court said King Harald…
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The mystery of the Queen Mother's wedding bouquet

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14th March 2024
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to begin a royal wedding tradition known around the world. But do you actually know what this celebrated bouquet looks like? The chances are that the answer is no…
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