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History of Royal Titles: the Dukedom of Sussex

The Duke of Sussex is a substantive title and is one of the several royal dukedoms created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedom takes its name from the county of Sussex in southeast England. The title first appeared with the Kingdom of Sussex, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom annexed by the Kingdom of Wessex around 827; later on, the kingdom became part of the Kingdom of England. In…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice sends handwritten thank you cards for wedding

Months after a private wedding in July, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo “Edo” Mapelli Mozzi are sending handwritten thank you cards to well-wishers. In a post on the royal fan Instagram account, the Duchess of Wonderlnd, the royal couple sent a handwritten note alongside an official wedding photo. The message read: “Thank you so much for the wonderful note you so kindly…
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King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall delivers sweet treats on trip to elderly charity

The Duchess of Cornwall was in good spirits as she delivered brownies baked at Clarence House to a west London charity Wednesday. The Duchess gave the brownies to food parcels set to be given to members of The Pepper Pot Centre – a charity set up to support older African and Caribbean people in West London. The Duchess joined volunteers in sending hot meals of Caribbean oxtail and…
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Sussexes launch Archewell foundation website

Six months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the Archewell foundation, the foundation took a big step forward by launching its website. Archewell.com went live Wednesday morning featuring a simple beige background with contact information and an email…
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Forty Years: The Historic State Visit of The Queen to the Vatican

Forty years ago, on 17 October 1980, Queen Elizabeth II made history as she became the first British Monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican. The visit was seen as a chance to forge relations between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The Queen, who was accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in a long black taffeta gown in line with Vatican protocol.
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