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Beatrice and Edoardo, A royal love story

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29th May 2020
Friday, 29 May is the day that Princess Beatrice was set to marry businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s wedding has been set back indefinitely. While we patiently wait for the couple to tie the knot, Royal Central is taking a look back at the couple’s love story.June 2011While Beatrice and Edoardo (or, Edo, according to his…
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The Bavarian King of Northern Europe

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27th May 2020
When little Prince Christopher was born in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was exactly what he became.Christopher was born as a member of the house of Wittelsbach. He grew up in the…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

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24th May 2020
Twelve years ago today, Prince Joachim married his fiancée, Marie Cavallier in Mogeltonder Church, in South Jutland.Prince Joachim and Princess Mariemet while Joachim was still married to his first wife, Countess Alexandra. They were invited to a dinner and, being the only two French-speaking people invited, their host introduced them. Their romance, however, started much…
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King George VI's Winnipeg Speech

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24th May 2020
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth undertook a month-long tour of Canada in May and June of 1939, visiting every province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and they also spent a few days in the United States. The tour was more ambitious than any of the previous Canadian tours.
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Welcoming a Royal Bride to England

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21st May 2020
It was not simply the wedding but also the welcome attending the arrival of a future royal bride in England which came to be the subject of public interest; it provided after all, the first glimpse of her in the country in which she would be princess and of which in some cases, she would be Queen, and therefore, the supposed mother of the continuing or new, royal dynasty.Catherine of Aragon…
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Royal Jewels: Who Was Mrs Greville?

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19th May 2020
Margaret Greville is not a commonly known name. However, her legacy can be seen on several members of the British Royal Family to this day. Many of the tiaras, necklaces, and brooches worn today in the royal family were originally owned by The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, but how did they end up in the possession of the royals?Born in December 1863, Margaret Helen Anderson was the daughter…
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