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The most unusual royal wedding bouquet of all?

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25th August 2021
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo, she carried an unusual arrangement of flowers that had a title all of its own.The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains one…
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Queen Noor - her wedding to King Hussein

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23rd August 2021
As she celebrates her 70th birthday, we take a look at the romance and wedding of Queen Noor and King Hussein of Jordan.Queen Noor stepped onto the international stage 43 years ago when she married King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, the…
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Royal Mistresses: Alice Keppel

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22nd August 2021
Born 29 April 1868, Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) was a British society hostess and a long-time mistress and confidante of King Edward VII. Born in Woolwich Dockyard, Kent, Alice’s father was the Superintendent at the Dockyard and a retired admiral in the Royal Navy. Her grandfather was a former governor of the Ionian Islands.[getty src=”2629906&#8243…
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Queen in all but name: the royal mistress who ruled a controversial king

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17th August 2021
Charles II, the Merry Monarch, had several different mistresses. However, one of these mistresses stands out from the rest for several reasons- Barbara Villiers. John Evelyn pronounced her the “curse of the nation”, and she would hold sway over the Restoration court for decades, exerting huge influence on the king. Barbara Villiers was born in St. Margaret’s, Westminster on 27 November…
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Crown Prince Frederik helps with preparation for 2021 Royal Run

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13th August 2021
On Thursday, the Danish Royal House published a picture of Crown Prince Frederik preparing for the Royal Run on their Instagram account. The Royal Run is an initiative created by the Crown Prince to encourage people of all ages to get moving and exercise while also exploring parts of the country. It stretches for 10 kilometres and in this 2021 edition will go through Aalborg, Sønderborg…
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