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Looking Back at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

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14th May 2019
Today we are going to look back at the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary which took place 15 years ago. Denmark’s Crown Prince married his Australian fiancée on a beautiful May morning at the Copenhagen Cathedral. Crown Prince Frederik first met his future wife, Mary Donaldson, in Sydney while he was there for the 2000 Olympic Games. They met at the Slip Inn Bar, and the…
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Finding Queen Victoria's perfume

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12th May 2019
Queen Victoria’s use of perfume is a subject of interest because of what it reveals about both her personal toilette and tastes. An equivalent in scent perhaps, of that distinctive signature we know so well on paper, adding an ‘I’ for ‘Imperatrix’ after she was…
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Balmoral to mark bicentenary of the birth of Queen Victoria

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12th May 2019
The Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria’s beloved Highland home and still Scottish home to the British Royal Family since 1852 when it was purchased for the Queen by Prince Albert, having been leased in 1848, some six years after the Queen and Prince’s first visit to Scotland, in 1842. The architect chosen for the rebuilding of Balmoral was William Smith, City Architect of Aberdeen and the…
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The Royal Central Round-Up: Royal Baby Special

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10th May 2019
Welcome to the brand new Royal Central round up. Once a week, we’ll be bringing you some of the most exciting and interesting stories from the site as well as the latest news from royalty across the world. And we’re starting with a royal baby special. PA/…
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The Earl of Dumbarton: an historic title for Harry and Meghan's son

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6th May 2019
The proud dad confirmed that a first name was still under consideration but the baby boy born to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex early on May 6th 2019 already has access to a title. The new seventh in line to the throne won’t be an HRH but he could take his father’s secondary title, Earl of Dumbarton. And it’s a title he could well make his own. When the Queen bestowed the title…
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Photographing Royalty: Rory Lewis on Edward, Duke of Kent

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3rd May 2019
For centuries, the royal story has been told through portraits. From the carefully worked likenesses in the earliest manuscripts to the famous paintings that created the concept of king and queen through to the modern age when image is caught on camera, the regal tale relies heavily on visuals. In recent weeks, a new portrait of the Duke of Kent has been taken. It’s the work of top photographer…
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