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Sarah Ferguson praises Prince Andrew's honesty ahead of his major TV interview with Emily Maitlis

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15th November 2019
Sarah, Duchess of York, has praised her ex husband ahead of his interview with BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis. Taking to Twitter, Sarah Ferguson said: “It is so rare to meet people that are able to speak from their hearts with honesty + pure real truth, that remain steadfast and strong to their beliefs. “Andrew is a true + real gentleman and is stoically steadfast to not…
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90 Years of Grace: Who is Prince Albert?

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15th November 2019
The man more commonly known as Prince Albert II of Monaco was born Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi on 14 March 1958. The second child and only son of the then monarch of Monaco, Prince Rainier III, and his wife, Princess Grace, Albert was a prince and the heir to the…
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Another royal wedding ahead: Granddaughter of Princess Alexandra announces her engagement

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15th November 2019
Princess Alexandra’s family is celebrating some happy news this week as her granddaughter, Flora Alexandra Ogilvy, announced her engagement to former professional hockey player Timothy Vesterberg. Flora shared the news on her Instagram account, posting a gorgeous outdoor photo of the couple showing off her new ring. “We’re engaged! My beloved Timothy asked me to marry him and…
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Ninety Years of Grace: the ultimate fairytale princess?

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12th November 2019
As Royal Central marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Princess Grace of Monaco, we have a special podcast for you. Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, explains why Grace is so important in the US while Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, looks at Grace’s place in Monaco’s history. And Desk Editor, Lydia Starbuck, asks why one princess could make such a…
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New findings on Queen Victoria and the midwife who delivered her

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11th November 2019
I first encountered Marian Theodore Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold back in 2018 when I was researching the birth of the future Queen Victoria, ahead of this year’s bicentenary. Madame Siebold was the skilled German obstetrician who by an extraordinary circumstance, assisted at the births in 1819 of both Princess Victoria and that of her future husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a…
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