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The Royal Week in Pictures

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1st May 2021
At a time when the royal present is still heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, this past week has seen a focus on the past and the future for many of the ruling houses across Europe. Milestones including anniversaries and birthdays have taken centre stage while tentative steps towards a return to some kind of normality have also featured. Here’s the past seven days, in…
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Royal Wedding Fashion: European royals at the Cambridge Wedding

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29th April 2021
For the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 wedding, 1,900 guests were invited to Westminster Abbey to watch the couple take their vows. The bride and groom got to choose a number of family and friends to attend. But because it was a royal wedding, the congregation also included members of royalty from around the world.In honour of their 10th wedding anniversary, Royal Central is taking…
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The Cambridge Wedding: Celebrations around the World

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29th April 2021
It was a wedding watched by more than two billion people across the world. While people watched from their homes, more than one million people lined the procession route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace to see the couple on their special day. The occasion was…
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OPINION: my own royal anniversary - ten years of royal watching

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29th April 2021
Ten years ago today, I was introduced to the world of royalty. As an American, I was not accustomed to the idea of royalty, let alone the British Royal Family. That all changed on April 29, 2011.I was a sophomore in college, studying to become a nurse. My semester had ended two days prior, and I was home, recovering from final exams. My mother had mentioned a “royal wedding” of the…
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Grandmother of the groom: The Queen at William and Kate's wedding

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29th April 2021
Ahead of the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, which took place ten years ago this month, there was one outfit that excited almost as much attention as the bride’s gown. As April 29th 2011 approached, speculation about what The Queen would wear to her grandson’s wedding also grew. On a cloudy morning at Westminster Abbey, we got the answer and the primrose yellow outfit has become…
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