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The Royal Central Podcast: the secret of success

On this week’s Royal Central podcast, Deputy Editor Brittani Barger looks at how the Japanese monarchy has made such a success of one of the biggest months in its recent history. Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, discusses changes why our attitude to women in history needs to change and Desk Editor, Lydia Starbuck, reflects on a surprise royal turn out that got people talking this…
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90 Years of Grace: Her '70s Style

Today we’re looking back at some of Princess Grace’s most stylish moments of the 1970s. This decade saw her as a hard-working royal who also took part in family events and made her way back to Hollywood several times for events. Perhaps the biggest event of the decade was the marriage of her elder daughter, Princess Caroline, in 1978. Princess Grace followed the fashion trends of the…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: Princess Grace of Monaco

It was a ground breaking and glamourous royal wedding and the images of it remain as familiar now as they have ever done. The world watched, enthralled, when Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956. Her wedding dress has become one of the most celebrated royal outfits of modern times. And her bridal bouquet is just as well known. For her religious wedding, Grace chose a…
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Mistress who cast doubt on a royal marriage returns to Buckingham Palace

Her king called her his ”wife of heart and soul” even though their actual, secret union was declared invalid. Now the woman who cast a shadow over the reign of George IV and even the succession to his throne is returning to Buckingham Palace. A portrait of Maria Fitzherbert, who wed the future George IV after they fell hopelessly in love, is to be displayed at the Queen’s…
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