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It was a marriage that sealed a famous love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th 1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s romance went on to weather political crises and exile and endured until his death in early 2023. And it had…

Queen Letizia likes to pull a style surprise and one of her biggest was her decision to dust down a sapphire necklace that hadn’t been seen for decades. The Queen of Spain wore a very special but rarely seen set of jewellery for a hugely important royal event but its appearance came after a long spell of keeping this particular set of gems hidden behind palace walls. The diamond and…

The funeral of King Harald of Norway came to a close with a touching tribute to his beloved mother, Crown Princess Martha. As the solemn ceremony at Oslo Cathedral drew to an end, the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi was read, in Swedish. Harald’s mother was born a Princess of Sweden. It was a poignant nod to his mother who he lost when he was just 17 years old. Crown Princess Martha…

Katherine Parr, Queen of England, died in the early hours of September 5th 1548 and was buried two days later at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire. Her body was later lost only to be rediscovered in bizarre circumstances. Queen Katherine had been one of the most important people in England yet her action packed life was soon forgotten. What really happened to Henry VIII’s last…