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The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's engagement ring

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’ engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a love message hidden in its stones. When Prince Edward announced his engagement to Sophie Rhys-Jones in January 1999, the engagement ring was front and…
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Queen Camilla’s Friday night out at a pub – and the boozer’s rather cheeky royal tribute

Queen Camilla has made like the rest of us and headed to the pub to get the weekend started. However, Her Majesty’s Friday night on the tiles had a rather royal ring, as you might expect. The Queen was at the Fife Arms in Braemar on September 20th with the visit recorded in the Court Circular. However, there was no mention of whether Queen Camilla had popped into the establishment’s famous…
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The very '90s wedding dress of a could-be queen

In another time, she would have been the Queen of the Hellenes, and her wedding dress was befitting of a woman who should have held the title… but it was also firmly and beautifully designed to be the ‘90s royal wedding dress. Marie-Chantal Miller married Crown Prince…
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The King of England who was rumoured to want to marry his own niece

She was the woman who could have been England’s first queen regnant and he was the uncle who took the throne that might have belonged to her. The two were close and their stories heavily intertwined. But in a strange turn of events, their relationship became even more intense as it was subjected to a scrutiny that was outrageous even for late medieval times. Many accusations have been…
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History

Diamond Jubilee barge back at special dock

The late Queen’s barge, Gloriana, has finally found a new permanent home. Gloriana played several important public roles in 2012. The barge was commissioned by Lord Sterling of Plaisthow and was officially launched in April 2012. It led a 670 boat flotilla down the…
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The royal wedding gift of sapphires that was hidden behind palace doors for decades

Queen Letizia likes to pull a style surprise and among the biggest of the year so far is her decision to dust down a sapphire necklace that hadn’t been seen for decades. The Queen of Spain wore a very special but rarely seen set of jewellery for one of the most important royal events of the year when she and King Felipe welcomed diplomats from around the world to Madrid’s Royal…
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