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All the royals who have lived in Kensington Palace's Apartment 1

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22nd September 2020
Apartment 1 at Kensington Palace remains vacant a year after the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester moved out of the 21-room residence. The apartment, which is adjoined to the Cambridge family’s living quarters, was occupied by the Gloucesters from 1972 until September 2019. In this article Royal Central takes a look at the previous occupants of the now empty property which is rich in royal…
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Princess Marie opens major Danish art exhibition in Paris

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20th September 2020
Princess Marie has opened an exhibition of Danish art in her home city of Paris. The Danish royal, 44, attended the Petit Palais on Friday where she opened ‘The Golden Age of Danish Painting’ exhibition. The large-scale exhibition features more than 200 works by Denmark’s leading artists painted from 1801 to 1864.  [getty src=”1228577145,1228577093&#8243…
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The godparents of Europe's heirs

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19th September 2020
As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales [getty src=”3424303″ width=”432″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Prince Charles was born on 14 November 1948 and christened on 15 December of that year. His godparents were King George VI (his maternal…
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The christening of Queen Victoria

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17th September 2020
Unlike the christenings of Queen Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written about it as the ceremony itself was a…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Felix and Princess Claire

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17th September 2020
Seven years ago, on 17 September, Prince Felix of Luxembourg, (then 29), the third son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher, (then 28), in the bride’s hometown of Frankfurt, Germany. [getty src=”181423938″ width=”594″ height=”385″] Several days later, on 21 September, the two had their religious wedding in the…
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