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The royal wedding dresses created by one of the 21st century's most celebrated bridal couturiers

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8th October 2023
While many royals prefer to turn to their own national designers or those of the country that they are visiting, there are a few designers that remain popular across many royal families. Elie Saab has been chosen by multiple royal brides to create their wedding dress.Saab, a Lebanese designer, moved to Paris in 1981 to study but returned to Beirut in 1982 to open his own label. He…
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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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If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, who would be Monarch today?

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5th October 2023
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?There are two…
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The dramatic stories of the October kings

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1st October 2023
October is truly the king of all the autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown – although all five monarchs had very different royal careers. Here are the men who became the October kings.Henry III was the first king of England to have…
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The coronation of England's first queen regnant

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1st October 2023
There have only been a handful of queen regnants in Britain’s history. Queen Elizabeth II was the most recent, having reigned a historic 70 years, but 400 years before her reign began, the first queen regnant was crowned: Queen Mary I.The eldest daughter of Henry VIII…
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Henry VIII and his mother, Elizabeth of York

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1st October 2023
The relationship of Henry VIII to the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth of York, raises possible interesting psychological theories about his behaviour towards the six women he later married. These are fascinating to suggest, but will only ever remain speculative…
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Opinion: We need more books on European royals

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1st October 2023
Search for books in English about the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Diana, Princess of Wales, or The Late Queen, and you will find an array of different choices to select from. When you search for books about Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, or King Felipe of Spain, you would be hard-pressed to locate a book about their lives written in the English…
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