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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Birgitta of Sweden

Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out, too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings to marry a fellow royal and the only one who didn’t choose to marry in June. She was also the first of the five children of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

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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What difference will any government changes to weddings mean for Princess Beatrice?

The UK government could allow small weddings to take place in England as they continue to review lockdown restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the change to the current ban on marriages won’t take effect until June 1st 2020 at the earliest – too late for Princess Beatrice of York’s plans. Beatrice was set to wed her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: a romantic and reluctant queen

The year 1923 saw the marital calendar was packed with princely nuptials. The springtime wedding of Albert, Duke of York had brought huge crowds to London, and there was an impressive turnout in the city that autumn when Lady Louise Mountbatten wed Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and began a path that would lead to a crown. This second royal wedding of 1923 was a happy ending for a…
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