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Buckingham Palace statement in full announcing the death of the Duchess of Kent

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of the Duchess of Kent at the age of 92. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the Duchess died peacefully at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. The statement reads: “It is with deep sorrow that Buckingham Palace announces the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. “Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully last…
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Remembering Princess Diana 28 years on from her tragic death

On the 28th anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales’s death in August 1997, Royal Central takes a look back at the life of a remarkable woman who would become known as the ‘People’s Princess’. Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961 at Park House within the royal Sandringham Estate. She was the fourth child to be welcomed by John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer and his wife, Frances…
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This royal wedding cake was taller than the bride and groom and only two people were involved in making it

The royal wedding that took place in Oslo on August 29 1968 had taken years to arrive after rows about whether the groom, Norway’s future king, could really marry someone without a title of their own. But when Harald and Sonja, now King and Queen of Norway, finally married they had royal approval as well as popular support. And to really sweeten the special day, their wedding cake was a gift…
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The most notorious coronation in British history

The future King George IV was born to King George III and Queen Charlotte on 12 August 1762, less than a year after their wedding. The much-welcomed heir would go on to become one of the most notorious monarchs in history, with a coronation unrivalled by any other. A coronation sixty years in the making By the time King George IV became monarch in 1820, he had spent nearly a decade in…
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