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The first tiara of a future queen and the sweet family story that made a princess emotional

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26th July 2024
She once stood in as a ‘first lady’ when her country was without a consort and one of the oldest princesses in Europe has admitted seeing a future queen in a tiara for the first time made her emotional. Norway’s Princess Astrid, now 92, was often at the side of her father, King Olav, during the early years of his reign as he had no queen. Princess Martha, Olav’s wife…
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The palace given to a hero by a devoted queen

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18th July 2024
European leaders are gathering at Blenheim Palace. Ever since being built at the dawn of the 18th century, it has been home to a long and illustrious lineage of the Dukes of Marlborough. Over the centuries, it has been the home of various great personages, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sir Winston Churchill among them. The Victory of a Duke The year was 1704, and the War of…
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History

The links to Charles II on the island that just welcomed Charles III

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16th July 2024
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Jersey for a visit to the self-governing British Crown Dependency. The last King Charles also had a strong connection to the island nation.  The future-King Charles II sought sanctuary on Jersey twice during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Parliamentarian forces sought Charles out as Prince of Wales, as they were also looking for his father (King…
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John, the 'lost prince' of the House of Windsor

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15th July 2024
He was the fifth son and the youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary and, briefly, a star of the Royal Family. Now, over a century on from his life, his story continues to fascinate. Royal Central looks at the story of Prince John, the forgotten son of…
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Is this the best royal wedding dress of all?

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14th July 2024
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much suited to its wearer.And three decades on, it’s still irresistibly beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah Chatto’s bridal gown the best royal wedding dress of them all? [getty src=”110157913″ width=”390″ height=”594″ tld=”com”] It was designed by Jasper Conran and its…
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