British Royals

King Charles to take part in Commonwealth Day service with recorded message

King Charles will take part in this year’s Commonwealth Day Service despite being under doctor’s orders to avoid public engagements for the time being. His Majesty won’t be attending the ceremony, at Westminster Abbey, in person. Buckingham Palace has announced that The King will be seen delivering a pre-recorded message during the annual service. King Charles and Queen…
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A royal love story: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Their love is perhaps one of the strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha…
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The love story of the Prince and Princess of Wales

In 2001, Prince William met Catherine Middleton while they were students in residence at St Salvator’s Hall at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. While the two were close friends at first, it was at a charity fashion show in 2002 that Catherine reportedly caught William’s eyes as she wore a see-through lace dress. During their second year, they became flatmates with another pair…
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Edward and Sophie: their love story

If one wanted to be cheeky, one could say this royal love story began with a match. Well, it did when Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, met Sophie Rhys-Jones at a tennis event in 1993. She represented firms across the UK, Switzerland, and Australia…
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The royal romance that made history

While it’s happily ever after for King Charles and Queen Camilla, it was a long road to get to that point. In the summer of 1970, the two reportedly met during a polo match at Great Windsor Park. The two shared a love of polo and the same sense of humor as Camilla jokedher great-grandmother had an affair with King Edward VII. They began dating but Charles left to serve in the Royal…
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The tiara left by a princess to her young godson to give to his future bride

The Duchess of Gloucester has a jewellery collection to rival some of those held by royal dynasties in Europe. Some of her pieces come from Queen Mary thanks to the current duke’s mother and her mother-in-law, Princess Alice. But one tiara in particular has a different origin, coming from a lesser-known branch of Queen Victoria’s family tree. It’s known as the Cartier India…
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