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Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands

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14th July 2021
Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands.It was officially confirmed in April that Queen Margrethe would visit the Faroe Islands and that the visit would afford her the “opportunity to…
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The many marriages of King Henry VIII

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13th July 2021
Henry VIII is famous for many things but perhaps the most talked about is his penchant for weddings. The king with six wives clearly enjoyed being married even if those he tied the knot with ended up less than impressed. However, Henry didn’t like to make a fuss about…
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Ten reasons Katherine Parr is a queen worth remembering

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12th July 2021
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
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Three lions on a shirt - and the king who helped put them there

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11th July 2021
He spent little time in England but one very famous king’s emblem is now on the lips of millions in the country he ruled but rarely visited. Football fans across the land are singing ‘Three Lions on a Shirt’ and it’s all thanks to Richard I.Appropriately known as Lionheart, Richard was the first English king to put a hat trick of lions on his coat of arms and his choice…
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Lady Louise joins her parents and The Queen for a fun family day out at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

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3rd July 2021
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor joined her parents for a rare joint public outing on Saturday afternoon.The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise were joined at the Royal Windsor Horse Show by The Queen.The show is an annual event held on the grounds of Windsor each year. So far, Her Majesty has attended all three days of the show, with just one more day to go.The Countess…
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