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The royals who have visited Ground Zero to pay their respects

As it has been 20 years since the United States suffered the worst terrorist attack in their history that changed the world, we are taking a look at how the royals of the world have paid tribute to the lives lost and the heroes of September 11, 2001. Many of the world’s royals who have visited New York have travelled to Ground Zero – the location where the Twin Towers once stood…
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History

The English Queens of France

On an autumn day, over 500 years ago, Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, marriedthe French king, Louis XII. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France transformed Mary into the Queen of France. No other English princess held that title after her. In fact, only one other daughter of a King of England had married a King of France when Eadgifu of Wessex married…
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Marie Antoinette's diamonds up for sale

Diamonds once worn by Marie Antoinette are going up for auction later this year. Two diamond bracelets belonging to the ill fated queen are set to go under the hammer in Geneva in November. The gems form part of the collection that Marie Antoinette had sent from France to her family in Austria as the Revolution took hold. They are still in their original box and have handwritten notes…
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Review: Harry & Meghan - Escaping the Palace

Warning: Spoilers below for Lifetime’s Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace. We’d seen the previews and photo stills from Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, so I knew the first scene was going to be of Meghan in a Diana-like car crash. It was a dream of Harry’s that Meghan was going to die like his mother, and he wakes up to find Meghan and Archie safe. Seeing as…
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