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Diana's statue at Kensington Palace to be specially opened to the public to mark anniversary of her death

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27th August 2021
To mark the 24th anniversary of her death, the new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales in Kensington Palace Gardens will be specially opened to the public.[getty src=”1233751761″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”]Unveiled by her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, on the 60th anniversary of her birth, on 1 July of this year, special…
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Royal Mistresses: Alice Keppel

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22nd August 2021
Born 29 April 1868, Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) was a British society hostess and a long-time mistress and confidante of King Edward VII. Born in Woolwich Dockyard, Kent, Alice’s father was the Superintendent at the Dockyard and a retired admiral in the…
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Anne: a year in the life of an ever-busy princess

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15th August 2021
As she turns 71 years old, The Princess Royal remains one of the busiest royals. In 2020, despite a global health crisis, the Princes attended 148 official engagements. A year prior in what one could consider “normal times,” the Princess carried out 506 official engagements.With restrictions easing and diaries filling up, things are starting to look like they once were. As the…
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Royal Mistresses: Louise de Kérouaille

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11th August 2021
Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth was born 5 September 1649 and is the daughter of Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kéroualle and Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur. Nobles in Brittany, France, the family name is derived from an heriess whom an…
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The Duchess of Sussex at 40: A new life

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4th August 2021
Rachel Meghan Markle was born on 4 August in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. The daughter of a TV lighting director, and a makeup artist, many wouldn’t have expected Meghan to start a completely new life in England and become the Duchess of Sussex.After…
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The Duchess of Sussex at 40: Meghan's childhood

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4th August 2021
Rachel Meghan Markle was born 4 August 1981 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. The only child of an African American mother, Doria Ragland (b. 1956), and a white-American father, Thomas Markle (b.1944), Meghan grew up in what was considered a prosperous part of Los Angeles.Meghan’s father worked as a director of photography and lighting for Married…With Children, an American…
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