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Happy 2nd wedding anniversary to Harry & Meghan - take a look back at their special day

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19th May 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are celebrating their second wedding anniversary. Harry and Meghan married on 19 May 2018 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. As the couple mark this milestone, Royal Central rewinds to their royal wedding. Engagement On 27 November 2017, Clarence House announced that Prince Harry would marry Meghan Markle in the spring of 2018. Meghan was given a bespoke…
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Royal Baby Special: the week we welcomed a future monarch

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16th May 2020
On the latest Royal Central podcast, it’s baby talk time. This week saw the birth of the long awaited first child of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg. Their son, Prince Charles, will one day rule his country and his arrival was a moment for the history books as well as a very happy time for Guillaume and Stephanie. Moniek Bloks, Lydia Starbuck and Brittani Barger chat…
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On This Day in 1643: Louis XIV takes over the throne in France

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14th May 2020
On this day, the 14 May 1643, Louis XIV took over the throne in France following the death of his father King Louis XIII. Louis XIV is often called the ‘King of the Sun’, and was born in 1638 as the eldest son of King Louis XIII and Anna of Austria. For as long as his father was incapable of ruling, the real power lay with Cardinal Mazarin. When the Cardinal died in 1661, Louis XIV…
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