Features

The royal bride club that could be about to get a new member

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23rd September 2024
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark will marry Matthew Kumar on 28 September with several days of celebrations planned. And a big part of the bride’s outfit could be a tiara filled with family history and one that’s been used by a very exclusive club of princesses. This royal wedding has been several years in the making. After getting engaged in 2018, the couple moved their…
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Features

The very '90s wedding dress of a could-be queen

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19th September 2024
In another time, she would have been the Queen of the Hellenes, and her wedding dress was befitting of a woman who should have held the title… but it was also firmly and beautifully designed to be the ‘90s royal wedding dress. Marie-Chantal Miller married Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece at St. Sophia’s Cathedral in London on 1 July 1995. Their marriage merged dynasties: Pavlos, the son of…
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History

The king who never gave up hope of regaining his lost crown

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16th September 2024
Although he was known for most of his adult life as the Duke of York, it was as a king that James II of England and VII of Scotland died in exile on 16 September 1701, even though he had long lost his throne. Born to King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria on 14 October 1633, James was known as the Duke of York from birth and was formally given the title in 1644. James and his elder…
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History

Diamond Jubilee barge back at special dock

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16th September 2024
The late Queen’s barge, Gloriana, has finally found a new permanent home. Gloriana played several important public roles in 2012. The barge was commissioned by Lord Sterling of Plaisthow and was officially launched in April 2012. It led a 670 boat flotilla down the…
History

The brutal assassination of a beloved Empress

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11th September 2024
One of the most popular royals of the nineteenth century met a tragic end on 10 September 1898. It was the day when Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated.  Empress Elisabeth, more commonly known as Sisi, was a beloved royal. She was known for being exceptionally beautiful and was a fashion trendsetter for decades. However, she also suffered from severe mental health issues that were…
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