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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

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10th March 2021
It was a wedding fit for a queen in waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir to her country’s throne, wed Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the recent past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those troubles and enjoyed a successful…
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The Queen comments for the first time since Harry and Meghan's interview

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9th March 2021
The Queen has said that she is saddened to hear of how challenging the past years have been for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex but has underlined that issues raised in their interview with Oprah Winfrey will be handled behind Palace doors.The full statement reads: ”The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.
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Inside the Regency Act 1937

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9th March 2021
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old princess called Elizabeth. Now the longest…
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Why are Prince Edward’s children not titled as Prince and Princess?

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8th March 2021
In the UK there are very specific rules regarding who is entitled to be a Prince or Princess. Most of these rules come from Letters Patent issued in 1917 by King George V, in which the King accords the Princely title to all children of the Sovereign, to the Sovereign’s male-line grandchildren and to the eldest living of the Prince of Wales’s eldest son.However, when the Law of Succession…
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The teenagers who will one day assume the throne

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7th March 2021
There are five teenagers in Europe who will one day assume the throne in their countries. Let’s take a look at the future monarchs.Princess Elisabeth of Belgium:Also known as the Duchess of Brabant (the title of the heir to the Belgian throne), Elisabeth will come of age on 25 October. Elisabeth, as the eldest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s four children, is first in…
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