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Prince William leads birthday celebrations for the queen of baking

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24th March 2025
The future king has led the celebrations as the ”queen of baking” marks a milestone birthday.Dame Mary Berry celebrated her 90th on March 24 2025 and a special BBC show dedicated to her for the occasion began with a message from none other than Prince William.The heir to the throne and the undisputed ruler of TV cookery have known each other for some time with Dame Mary helping…
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Prince William joins troops in Estonia

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21st March 2025
The Prince of Wales has been on training exercises in Estonia to show his support for troops involved in the Army’s biggest operational overseas deployment.Prince William was with the Mercian regiment who are on operation in Estonia, protecting the eastern flank of Europe and on the front line of any threat from Russia.The Prince, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Mercians, visited…
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British Royals

The curious case of the Royal Family's surname: is Meghan really Sussex now or is that Mountbatten-Windsor?

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9th March 2025
There were several surprises for those turning on the new lifestyle programme fronted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. One of them was the bizarre sight of The King’s daughter in law pouring pretzels from one plastic bag to another. Another came as Meghan chatted with Mindy Kaling, a friend of the duchess but not apparently so close that she didn’t know one rather basic thing about her…
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International royals

Outside of Europe, which countries have monarchies?

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1st March 2025
Written for Royal Central by Cara ArtmanArguably, the most popular monarchies in the world sit on the European continent, but Europe only contains 12 of the world’s 43 monarchies. So, what other countries have a monarch? Royal Central takes a look.Asia, the largest continent, hosts the most countries with monarchies; 13 countries in Asia have a ruling family. They are Bahrain…
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