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In Memoriam: the royals we lost in 2023

Another year has come and gone, and we lost royals along the way. Royal Central takes a look at the royal deaths in 2023.King Constantine II of Greece: 1940-2023By Holger Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0)Arguably the biggest royal death of…
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The royal baby who arrived in 2023 with a rather impressive title

There’s a brand new royal baby in 2023 and although her parents only announced her short first name, she has a rather regal sounding title to go with it.This brand new royal in Europe who made her debut this year is the third child of Prince Amadeo of Belgium and his wife, Elisabetta. The Belgian Royal Family announced the safe arrival of their little girl on official social media on…
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Celebrations and constitutional changes as a wave of royals came of age in 2023

A royal baby boom took place in 2005, and now all those royal babies are coming of age. Who has marked or is marking their 18th birthday this year?Prince Hashem of JordanThe youngest child of King Abdullah and Queen Rania turned 18 on 30 January (his father’s birthday). He is now attending university in the United States. He’s second in line to the Jordanian throne after his…
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The dazzling diamond tiara given to a princess for her wedding and worn by a trio of royal brides

A dazzling diamond tiara presented to a princess to mark her marriage has become a wedding staple for one branch of the Royal Family.In the winter of 1934, London was alight with excitement over the marriage of a beautiful princess and a handsome prince and to mark the moment, some of the wealthiest people in the capital banded together to give the bride a stunning set of jewels.The City…
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