Prince & Princess of Wales

Dolly Parton once turned down an invitation from the Princess of Wales

Country music star Dolly Parton has revealed she once turned down an invitation from the Princess of Wales. The beloved 77-year-old said Catherine invited her for tea while she was in London for work; however, Dolly declined. In true Dolly fashion, the star hilariously explained her reasoning on BBC 2: “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate, but I couldn’t even…
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Queen Camilla

The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II

The Aquamarine Parure began as a coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of 15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and complete parures. And now that set of sparkling gems is in the care of Queen Camilla. Queen Elizabeth II was gifted the beginnings of the Aquamarine Parure from the…
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British Royals

Diana and one of her favorite homes, Kensington Palace

She was known as “the people’s princess” and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8 and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail as to what her life was like behind the private parts of the palace walls. [getty src=”52101574″ width=”594″ height=”395″…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Most popular things named after Queen Elizabeth II

With the news that the Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport in France is set to change its name to add ‘Elizabeth II’ in honour of the late queen, we started looking into other places and things named after Queen Elizabeth II. While the French airport is the only airport named after her, Queen Elizabeth II lends her name to The Queen’s Terminal at London Heathrow. She also…
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