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Princess Alexandra to miss the royal wedding after breaking her arm

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12th October 2018
The Queen’s cousin Princess Alexandra is to miss the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank after breaking her arm. The 81-year-old royal has been told to rest by doctors, and as a result, will miss the ceremony. Princess Alexandra is not the only member of The Royal Family to be absent from Eugenie’s wedding today. The Duchess of Cornwall will be absent because she already…
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Royal Bridesmaids: Who is Maud Windsor?

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10th October 2018
Buckingham Palace has revealed the names of the bridesmaids and page boys at Princess Eugenie’s upcoming wedding to Jack Brooksbank on Friday. One of the children who has been given the special job on the day is Maud Windsor – the grandchild of Prince and…
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Who is the Duke of Kent?

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9th October 2018
Prince Edward (b. 9 October 1935) has been Duke of Kent since 1942, following the sad death of his father in a flying accident when he was nearly seven-years-old. He is not only a cousin to Queen Elizabeth, by his father who was a younger brother of King George VI, but he is also related to the Duke of Edinburgh through his mother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. She was the last foreign…
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Buckingham Palace release a new photograph to mark the engagement of Lady Gabriella Windsor

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20th September 2018
Buckingham Palace has released an image to commemorate the engagement of Lady Gabriella Windsor to her long-term partner, Thomas Kingston. The photograph was taken by Alexandra Diez de Rivera and shows the couple after the announcement of their engagement was made public. Lady Gabriella Windsor is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent – Prince Michael is The Queen’s…
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Fifty years on: The death of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

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27th August 2018
In the last days of August 1968, the Royal Family made a sad and surprising announcement. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent’s health was ”giving rise to anxiety” following the diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour. There was  sympathy for the duchess, a popular member of the House of Windsor for over three decades, and good wishes began to pour in. However, surprise turned to…
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