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The Fifteen Princesses of Orange: Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

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26th December 2015
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, is better known in the Netherlands as Anna of Hanover. She was born in 1709 as the daughter of the future George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Her father had been away on a hunting trip and wrote to his wife, ‘I have just received the good news of the birth of a daughter at which I feel all imaginable please…I am only a bit angry that…
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Suleiman the Magnificent burial site found in Hungary

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14th December 2015
Historians have discovered the probable shrine and mosque where the internal remains of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent were buried in 1566. A joint effort from a Turkish and Hungarian teams has uncovered structures in southern Hungary where they believe Suleiman’s organs were buried after he died on a campaign. They have found hexagonal structures, which is considered to be ‘sultan-like’.
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Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s son dies of heart attack at the age of 33

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21st September 2015
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, died on Saturday morning of a heart attack at the age of only 33. Three days of mourning were declared across the UAE with instructions for government departments to fly the flag at half mast though work will continue as usual. Though Sheikh…
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Romanian King removes grandson's royal title

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11th August 2015
In a statement released yesterday, Romania’s King Michael has withdrawn his grandson’s royal title. The former Prince Nicolae of Romania, once third in succession to the throne, and only grandson of the ninety-three-year-old king will now be known as Mr. Nicholas Medforth-Mills. He became third in line to the throne on 1 April 2010 at the age of twenty-five. King Michael of Romania. Born in…
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