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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel release private photos of their wedding

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19th June 2020
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel have released four private photos of their wedding to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. In an additional post on Instagram, they said, “The 19th of June 2010 was a special and very happy day in our lives. Among the absolute strongest memories are all the people who chose to celebrate it in different ways with us – out on…
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Who was the Duchess of Windsor?

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19th June 2020
Bessie Wallis Warfield – more commonly known as Wallis – was born 19 June 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, to Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague. Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father died shortly after her birth from tuberculosis…
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Royal tributes to Dame Vera Lynn who has died at the age of 103

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18th June 2020
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have led royal tributes to Dame Vera Lynn who has died at the age of 103. Dame Vera, whose songs kept morale going during World War Two, passed away early on June 18th 2020. The official social media accounts of Clarence House were the first to post tributes following the announcement of her death. Sharing images of the singer with both Charles…
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Stolen Swedish Royal Regalia to return home

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16th June 2020
In 2018, the royal regalia from Strängnäs Cathedral in Sweden was stolen. Following a long hunt for the thieves, the regalia was found in 2019. Now, after being restored for a longer period the regalia is ready to come back home. Sometime during this week the stolen funeral regalia will be brought back to Strängnäs Cathedral. On Midsummer Eve, Tuesday next week, they will be shown again to the…
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Who is Infanta Cristina of Spain?

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13th June 2020
Infanta Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia was born on 13 June 1965 to the then-Prince and Princess of Asturias (Juan Carlos and Sofía) at Sanyres Loreto in Madrid. The Infanta is the second child and younger daughter of Juan Carlos and Sofía; her older sister is Infanta Elena, and her younger brother is King Felipe VI. While she was born into…
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