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The Wedding Cake of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

When the newly-married Queen Victoria returned with Prince Albert to Buckingham Palace, she was with the Prince ‘from 10m. to 2 till 20 m.p.2’, after which the couple went down for the wedding breakfast. During these thirty minutes, Queen Victoria gave Prince Albert his own wedding ring (Elizabeth Longford, Queen Victoria, 152). At this wedding breakfast was the royal cake. This cake, unlike…
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Queen Victoria's wedding veil

Queen Victoria’s wedding veil was an object of singular poignancy because of the enormous sentimental value that it represented to her in personal terms and the context in which she last wore it. She wore in on the monumental day – 10 February 1840 – the day she…
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot

The Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside The Queen, their family and friends. Edward and Sophie, who married on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the racecourse. They did not take part in the carriage procession and are celebrating their anniversary privately. Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of…
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Royal Weddings: Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist

When the news broke that Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate four years of marriage. In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
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Wedding bells in Monaco: Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam to marry this weekend

It has been revealed that Charlotte Casiraghi and her fiancé, Dimitri Rassam will tie the knot this Saturday at the Princely Palace of Monaco. The daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Mr Rassam have reportedly decided to baptise their seven-month-old son on the same day. In April Royal Central revealed that the long-awaited marriage of Charlotte Casiraghi and her finacé, the…
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