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Rescue plan for tomb of the English queen who never set foot in her realm

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4th August 2020
For a Queen of England who never set foot on English soil, her tomb has not been able to find a home either. Berengaria of Navarre was the wife of King Richard the Lionheart for eight years until his death in 1199. Berengaria and Richard had had no children together, and she settled in Le Mans in France. She died there in 1230, and she was buried near Le Mans at the l’Épau Abbey. The monks…
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Arise Sir Philip May - Theresa May's husband to be knighted

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31st July 2020
Philip May, husband to former Prime Minister Theresa May, is to be knighted for his political service. Upon a recommendation from Boris Johnson, The Queen has signified her intention of conferring a knighthood to Mr May who lived in 10 Downing Street from 2016 to 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also recommended that a number of individuals are awarded peerages, meaning they will sit…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2020
The marriage of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York took place on July 23rd 1986. Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward and Sarah Margaret Ferguson had known each other since childhood but romance blossomed in the summer of 1985 after they sat next to one another at a meal during that season’s Royal Ascot. He’d tried to get her to eat profiteroles, she had protested as she was on a…
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The hidden meanings in Princess Beatrice's wedding flowers

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19th July 2020
It was a secret wedding that was all over before we even knew it was on. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi took us all by surprise by marrying discreetly at Windsor on July 17th 2020. The bride and groom emerged from their ceremony beneath a huge arch of bloom, mirroring the shades in Beatrice’s bouquet. And the flowers carried by the princess for her marriage at the Royal Chapel…
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