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How a wedding anniversary inspired one of the most famous royal celebrations of all

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13th October 2023
It’s now one of the best known phrases in royal history and it was inspired by a celebration of sixty years of marriage. Without a Diamond Wedding anniversary, there would be no Diamond Jubilee. This sparkling celebration of sixty years of rule, rare even in modern times, owes its name to the celebrations for six decades of marriage.The term ‘Diamond Jubilee’ was coined in the early…
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The rarely talked about regent of Belgium

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10th October 2023
Amidst the final years and recovery from World War II, Belgium had a regent who is rarely talked about.From 20 September 1944 – 20 July 1950, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, served as regent of Belgium while the Belgian government was investigating his older…
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Royal wedding set for 2024

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10th October 2023
Hearts may have broken across the royal watcher world as the Sultan of Brunei announced that his son, Prince Abdul Mateen (one of the world’s most eligible bachelors), was set to wed.Prince Mateen, 32, will marry Anisha Rosnah Adam in January 2024.The royal wedding celebrations will last 10 days, beginning on 7 January; the couple’s Islamic solemnization for the wedding will…
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The Kings of Denmark called Christian

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8th October 2023
As an heir to the Danish throne is set to mark his 18th birthday, we take a look at the King Christians of Denmark.Christian IThe first King Christian was elected to take over the throne after his predecessor, King Christopher of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, died…
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A little known royal plaque that marks the arrival of an embattled but defiant queen

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5th October 2023
A plaque can be found in the garrison walls at Portsmouth at the location of the old ‘Sally Port’. Its patriotic inscription proclaimsthat “from this place naval heroes innumerable were embarked to fight their country’s battles” but that also, “near this spot, Catharine of Braganza landed in state, May 14 1662 previous to her marriage with Charles II at the Domus Dei a week…
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BBC veteran royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell to retire after 47 years service

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3rd October 2023
The BBC’s veteran royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell, is to retire after 47 years of service at the broadcaster. Witchell, who became a royal correspondent in 1998, will step down next year.Covering the latter decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the accession of King Charles III, Witchell has been a mainstay of royal coverage for 25 years.In 2005, he grabbed the headlines…
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