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Europe's number eights: all the royals who are eighth in line to the throne

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15th February 2021
On 4 June 2021, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was born in Santa Barbara, California. Their daughter, who will be known as Lili, is now eighth in line to the British throne. Let’s look at the other royal families of Europe to see who occupies the eighth space in line to their respective thrones. Prince Felix of Denmark [getty…
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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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