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The historic building at the centre of a mystery that became the setting for a very famous wedding

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11th April 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary and they tied the knot in a building that comes complete with its own historical mystery. The couple had originally hoped to marry at Windsor Castle itself but legally this would have required that the castle be open as a venue to other couples to get married there for three years. And so the couple turned their…
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The tiny elephant that is playing a big part in royal birthday celebrations in Denmark

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9th April 2025
Denmark’s Princess Isabella will finally be able to wear a special honour she was given when her father became king. As the second in line to the throne turns 18, she can use the Order of the Elephant. The Order of the Elephant is Denmark’s highest chivalric order and is bestowed entirely at the Sovereign’s discretion. Typically, it is awarded to royalty and foreign heads of state. In the…
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Queen Victoria's tragic aunt who fought to escape a miserable royal marriage

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7th April 2025
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are considered by many to have had of the most successful of all royal marriages. However, many of their relatives were not so lucky in love.  Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the sister of Victoria, Queen Victoria’s mother, and Ernest, Prince Albert’s father. Given that she came from a relatively small German duchy, she made what should have…
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The tiara of a queen at the heart of an enduring mystery

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1st April 2025
She was the princess whose quiet life in the English countryside changed forever when she and her husband were chosen to head a brand new take on a very old monarchy. Maud of Wales became Queen of Norway when her husband was picked as the country’s king and confirmed by a referendum he asked for before assuming power. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot of jewellery with her. One…
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