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Princesses who married commoners: Anne, Princess Royal

Princess Eugenie of York is just days away from marrying her partner, Jack Brooksbank, in a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor and as she says ‘I do’ she’ll join an ever growing list of HRHs who have wed men with no royal title of their own. While princesses of yore had to say ‘I do’ to a suitably regal groom who would cement dynastic alliances, Eugenie is…
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Tour: New Zealand

The final countdown is under way for the first official overseas tour by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and to say it’s packed is a bit of an understatement. The visit, which starts in Australia on October 16th, comes to an end in New Zealand on October 31st and you’ll be exhausted just reading the itinerary before we even start on the actual events. If you’re feeling energetic…
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Becoming Victoria

Hanging in the magnificent Waterloo Chamber at Windsor is the state portrait of King William IV in his Garter robes with the Garter and Bath collars, painted by Sir David Wilkie for the King in 1832, that parliamentary historic year of the Reform Act and also the year in which the young Princess Victoria of Kent, began her great journal. In the context of the Waterloo Chamber, the portrait is but…
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Queen Victoria and royal widowhood

For some, Queen Victoria remains etched into the popular memory as the monochrome royal widow, dressed in black for the rest of her life, a black occasionally relieved by the enormous white handkerchiefs which she often took around with her, or the little lace cap, that…
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Eamonn & Ruth to present coverage of Princess Eugenie's wedding live from Windsor

Husband and wife television presenters, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, have been lined up to present coverage of Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank live from Windsor Castle on ITV. The television couple will be presenting coverage of the marriage on a special edition of This Morning, to be broadcast at 10am on Friday 12th October. Prince Andrew’s aides had reportedly…
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