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Europe’s lucky number sevens: baby Sussex’s counterparts in the line of succession

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7th April 2019
When Baby Sussex is born in a few weeks time, he or she will be seventh in line to the British throne. They are not the only royals to hold the lucky number seven position in a line of succession. Let’s take a look at Baby Sussex’s counterparts in their lines of succession. Belgium: Archduchess Anna Astrid, 2 – Anna Astrid is the only child of Prince Amedeo and Princess…
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Queen Victoria's April Royal Babies

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5th April 2019
If you think royal baby mania is a new thing, think again. For centuries, the arrival of a regal bundle of joy has got plenty of people talking. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert kept the papers and the people happy for the best part of two decades as they went about building…
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Royal Birthplaces: the royal babies of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington

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5th April 2019
It’s not yet been announced where the Duchess of Sussex has chosen to have her first baby and it’s just as likely that we won’t find out until after the new seventh in line to the throne has made their debut. But that hasn’t stopped one location, the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in London, yet again becoming the focus of royal baby watchers everywhere. Whether or not we all end up…
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Queen Victoria set to reign again at Buckingham Palace

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3rd April 2019
Two hundred years after her birth, Queen Victoria is taking over Buckingham Palace again. As part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the birth of Britain’s second longest reigning monarch, the most famous royal residence of them all will host a special exhibition focusing on the impact Victoria had there. The display, called Queen Victoria’s Palace, will show visitors how the young…
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Sultan of Brunei faces Hollywood backlash on his hotels after new implementation of Sharia law

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1st April 2019
The Sultan of Brunei is facing a backlash from a list of Hollywood stars after his country’s planned embrace of extreme Islamic law. A-list celebrities like George Clooney and Elton John are vowing to boycott all nine hotels, including the famed Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, owned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s Dorchester Collection. Clooney is leading the charge and wrote in…
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