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Famous portrayals of Anne Boleyn

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20th May 2021
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, has inspired or been mentioned in several works over the years, including books, theatre, and opera. There has also been a number of films and TV shows in which Anne has been represented. With a new programme premiering soon on Channel 5 about Anne’s final months, Royal Central is looking at some of the stars who have brought her…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

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19th May 2021
Two wedding ceremonies, three spectacular celebrations and one very happy couple. Twenty years ago, on a string of sunny May days, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands married Laurentien Brinkhorst in The Hague with a host of royal guests looking on. And while Constantijn was nowhere near his country’s throne, his wedding began a string of marriages that would change Europe’s royal…
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Kate's emotional call with young woman behind 'Forever Holding Hands' Hold Still portrait

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18th May 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has released the third in a series of calls to finalists of the Hold Still exhibition, talking to a West Sussex woman whose grandparents held hands in their final days together on a COVID-19 ward.Kate’s call with Hayley Evans was released on the royal couple’s YouTube page, and for five minutes, the royal talks with Hayley about her grandparents and their loving…
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Zara at 40: The Early Years

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15th May 2021
The daughter of the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall (née Phillips) was born 15 May 1981 at 8:15 p.m. in the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in London, weighing in at 7lbs and nine ounces. Other members of the Royal Family have been born at the same hospital including her cousins, Princes William and Harry, and Zara’s older brother, Peter. At…
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