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Review: Princess Mary The First Modern Princess

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22nd March 2021
A new biography recently released by Elisabeth Basford focuses on Princess Mary – the aunt of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Mary – The First Modern Princess is a dive into the life of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood.I should preface this by saying that going into this, I did not know much about Mary, so the majority of information in the book was new to me. This book by…
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Prince Charles and his Greek Ancestry

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21st March 2021
Last week it was announced that Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall would travel to Greece later this month and attend its Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations. This will be Charles’s third visit to a country where his royal…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Olav of Norway and Martha of Sweden

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21st March 2021
It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. On this day in 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and remember the wedding…
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Five questions from Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan

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13th March 2021
It’s two hours of TV that has dominated debate for days and looks set to keep us all talking for much longer. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey has made headlines around the world. The Royal Central team looks at the questions left now that the interview has been broadcast. Join Kristin Contino, Jess Ilse, Lydia Starbuck and Brittani Barger for this special…
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Royal Pictures from History: a royal baby's balcony debut

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10th March 2021
There’s always much excitement when a royal baby makes their Buckingham Palace balcony debut and while in recent times, parents have tended to wait until their new arrivals have reached their first birthday before braving the waving, some have dared to try sooner. In 1964, soon after she became a mother for the fourth time, The Queen presented her newborn son to the cheering crowds outside…
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