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European royals in the British line of succession: Sweden's Royal Family

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16th August 2020
Continuing our new series, Royal Central is taking a look at the members of Sweden’s Royal Family who are in the British line of succession. But what places the family in the British line, and where do they stand?Britain’s Queen Victoria was King Carl XVI Gustaf’s great-great-grandmother. Her seventh child, Prince Arthur, was the father of Margareta who married King Gustaf…
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Queen Rania at 50: Her best tiara moments

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16th August 2020
Ahead of Queen Rania’s 50th birthday, we are taking a look at her best tiara moments. She joined the Jordanian Royal Family in 1993 and became the Queen consort of Jordan in 1999. Since then, she has not had as many opportunities to dust off the tiaras as her European…
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Anne at 70: mother and grandmother

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15th August 2020
As the Princess Royal marks her 70th birthday, she is being celebrated, rightly, as a devoted supporter of many good causes as well as one of the hardest working members of the House of Windsor. But behind the dutiful public image is a happy family life that has seen Anne embrace the role of mother and grandmother with all her usual gusto. To celebrate her special birthday, Royal Central looks at…
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Anne at 70: birthplace of a princess

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14th August 2020
The Princess Royal turns 70 on August 15th 2020. It’s a big birthday for anyone but this milestone is also providing an opportunity to look back and celebrate many of the achievements of a princess who only grows more popular. Anne’s story is a fascinating tale of modern royalty but it began in one of the most traditional royal residences around.The Queen and Duke of…
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Prince Charles and Romania

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14th August 2020
On August 5, Prince Charles released a video narrated—and, also written—by himself, in which he promotes Romania’s tourism. The film was released by Charles Ottley, the producer of Wild Carpathia, a documentary praising Romania’s nature, in particular her mountains…
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Royal Pictures from History: the birth of Princess Anne

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13th August 2020
The Princess Royal was born on August 15th 1950, the second child of the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Her arrival, at Clarence House in London, provided Britain with a brand new princess but although there was excitement and interest in the birth, the royal baby mania that had accompanied the debut of her big brother, Charles, two years earlier, wasn’t…
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