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Official wedding souvenirs of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sold out at Royal Collections

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24th January 2020
If you wanted to purchase any official wedding souvenirs from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s 2018 royal wedding, you are out of luck on the Royal Collections website as they have now been sold out. The website no longer features any souvenirs or memorabilia for the Sussexes and searching “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex” or “Sussexes” brings up no results. Items…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Juliana and Bernhard of the Netherlands

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7th January 2020
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who had come to share her special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana was then heir to the throne of the…
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Queen Victoria's wedding wreath

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6th December 2019
Queen Victoria’s exquisitely woven wedding dress of Spitalfields silk satin survives. Her wedding veil was placed over her face as her body was dressed and prepared for burial at Windsor. Fascinatingly as I found out during research, the wedding veil and one of the Queen’s famous white caps were both placed on her head after death, a fitting analogy of Queen Victoria’s personal identities…
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Crown Prince of Japan urges his daughter to update Japanese people regarding her wedding

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1st December 2019
The Crown Prince of Japan, Akishino, has urged his eldest child and older daughter, Princess Mako, to update the Japanese public regarding engagement and postponed wedding to Kei Komuro. His Imperial Highness said, “This coming February marks two years [since the announcement of the postponement of the wedding]. I believe something must be announced about it.” The comments were…
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