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Wimbledon’s Most Human Moment: How The Duchess Of Kent's Compassion Comforted A Broken Champion

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4th July 2025
Wimbledon has always been about more than just tennis. The Championships are steeped in history, tradition, and emotion – but perhaps no moment better encapsulates the human heart of the tournament than the sight of the Duchess of Kent consoling a tearful Jana Novotna on Centre Court in 1993. It was the women’s singles final, and the young Czech player had come agonisingly close to victory…
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Royal summer fashion hits its stride at Wimbledon

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30th June 2025
While Royal Ascot largely defines royal fashion moments in June, Wimbledon ushers in a new royal dress code for July! What can we expect to see in the royal box?  The Wimbledon Championships take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club each summer.  The two week tournament is the most famous tennis tournament in the world and began in 1877. It has long been a popular summer…
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The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

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25th June 2025
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. And she did it in a wedding dress already worn by her sister. Princess Desiree of Sweden married Baron Niclas Silfvershiold in June 1964. The princess was the second of the four…
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The dramatic final days of King George IV

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24th June 2025
King George IV died on 26 June 1830, bringing to an end a glittering royal story that had shocked as much as it had intrigued. Although George defined a period that remains perpetually popular, the Regency era, as king he was unpopular and he spent the last years of his…
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I just visited the place Queen Camilla called ‘beautiful’ - and I can see why

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23rd June 2025
As the final strains of “God Save the King” faded from Royal Ascot on Saturday, and the last pair of high heels teetered out of the Royal Enclosure, I decided to travel 340 miles north… to another racecourse, this time Hexham! While Royal Ascot dazzles the world with its five-day parade of high fashion, champagne flutes, and horses worth more than your house, it is Hexham Racecourse that…
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