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t was a marriage that sealed a famous love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th1964, 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 – here’s a look back at a very royal wedding…

He was among the only people outside a royal inner circle who knew the answer to a question everyone was asking and on a chilly winter’s day he, briefly, became rather famous for that very reason. And given that the person who shared that secret with him was the always formidable Prince Philip, it’s perhaps little wonder that he kept it. That’s a very good reason to stay quiet. John…

Sometimes we overlook the figures operating behind the scenes – those who made key decisions and were involved in some of the more questionable episodes in English history. Here are a few notorious individuals who left their mark for all the wrong reasons. Queen Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer At the forefront is Queen Isabella of France and her ally Roger Mortimer. Often dubbed…