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Luxembourg's Grand Ducal couple celebrates ruby wedding anniversary

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14th February 2021
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. For the occasion, they have released several new images. © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue© Maison du Grand-Duc /…
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Europe's new 'queen' school: Spotlight on UWC Atlantic College

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13th February 2021
With the news earlier this week that Princess Leonor, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, will be attending UWC Atlantic College in Wales starting from this autumn, we thought this would be the perfect time to look closer at this unique, community-minded school to find out why it’s currently so popular with the European royals. Princess Leonor, who will begin a two-year study…
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Royal Collection Trust host "Royal Wedding Dresses" talk

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11th February 2021
On 10 February in 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gothe at St James’s Chapel. The Royal Collection Trust (RCT) chose to mark the 181st anniversary of the wedding by looking back at several royal wedding dresses, from Queen Victoria’s dress to Princess Beatrice’s dress.  Throughout the entire talk, one continuous theme was the strong tradition of using…
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"This was the happiest day of my life!” - On This Day 180 years ago, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert

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10th February 2021
“Oh! This was the happiest day of my life!” With these words, Queen Victoria described her wedding day in her diary – 10 February 1840, writing up the event for the day’s entry from Windsor Castle. It marked the beginning of her marriage to her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The opposite date of this ecstatic exhortation of joy on behalf of the Queen was unquestionably…
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