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Royals and the United Nations: what roles do they have?

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22nd September 2023
The United Nations is the biggest international organism currently in existence, as it unites representatives from more than 190 countries and different international organisations, like the EU and the African Union.  Its purpose as an intergovernmental organisation is to “maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation…
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Mary of Waltham, a tragic teenage royal bride

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22nd September 2023
On an autumn day, in 1344, a little girl was born to a famous king and queen. She entered the expected role of a royal daughter from birth as her future husband, an important political ally, was already living in the regal nursery she would call home. This royal baby spent…
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The life Princess Margaret lived behind palace walls

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20th September 2023
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdown, was the sister of Queen Elizabeth II and perhaps one of the “rebels” of the Royal Family. During the 1950s and 60s, Margaret struggled as the Archbishop of Canterbury refused to allow her to marry a divorced man. Eventually, she married Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960. Ultimately, it all contributed to her years of heavy drinking and smoking and…
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Queen Rania of Jordan joined by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and First Lady Jill Biden for UNICEF visit

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19th September 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan is in New York alongside her husband, King Abdullah II, who is attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly. While in the Big Apple, the Queen attended the UNICEF’s Champions for Children: Child Rights at the Heart of the SDGs reception alongside Queen Mathilde of Belgium and US First Lady Jill Biden. The reception, hosted by UNICEF Executive Director…
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The prince born on the day an historic royal reign began

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14th September 2023
It was a long-awaited royal wedding in Sweden when Crown Princess Victoria wed her longtime love, Daniel Westling in a ceremony in Stockholm that brought in royals from across the globe which was described as “Europe’s biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.” The engagement between the pair was announced on 24 February 2009 with…
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