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The ultimate 70s dresses that will be part of huge new royal style show

They are the ultimate 70s style dresses and they were made with majesty in mind. Now, they are part of plans for one of the biggest royal style shows ever seen. Three evening dresses made over 50 years ago for Queen Elizabeth II will be among the hundreds of items on display at a major retrospective of her fashion which opens in London in 2026 to mark the centenary of her birth. Queen…
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How King Charles III is related to King Felipe VI of Spain

Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe VI get to call each other cousins. The Victorian Side to King Felipe’s links to King Charles The queen who dominated the 19th century is an ancestor of…
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The secret queen removed from history by a conquering king

She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the throne. But was she also Queen of England? Eleanor never claimed a crown for herself but as…
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The birth of the House of Windsor

When King George V inherited the throne from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the last monarch of the dynasty.  Queen Victoria was the sixth monarch in the House of Hanover. In 1840, she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Their son, King Edward VII, took the throne in 1901 upon his…
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