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A new twist in the hunt for a Thai successor to the throne

There’s a new twist in the search for a successor to the Thai throne. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, King Rama X’s third child and second son, may not be eligible to be King of Thailand. According to reporter and Thai royal insider Andrew MacGregor Marshall, Vacharaesorn, 42, has a wife and child in the United States, which disqualifies him for the Thai throne. The Palace Law…
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The royal bridesmaid who became a queen

As 1922 got under way, newspapers began to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess Mary’s wedding dress…
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The suspicious death of a king which remains a mystery centuries later

As the third son of William the Conqueror, William II had already made his mark before he even became king. His exact date of birth is not known but it is accepted that it took place around 1056 in Normandy, France. He had two older brothers, Robert Curthose and Richard, and a younger brother named Henry. His early years aren’t covered in great detail by chroniclers of the time although as…
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Conquest and civil war - how England's first modern royal house rose then fell from power

Nine royal houses have ruled England since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere. The Conqueror’s crown passed to another dynasty within a century of his victory at Hastings – what happened to the House of Norman? The House of Norman The dynasty had come to power in England in 1066 following the famous…
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The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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