Prince & Princess of Wales

Catherine celebrates her first birthday as the Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales is celebrating her 41st birthday on Monday – her first as queen-in-waiting. Her Royal Highness is marking the occasion privately in Windsor with her family. This is her first birthday as Princess of Wales, the previous ten taking place when she was Duchess of Cambridge. No portraits or photographs have been released to mark the occasion – these being…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William to be the only royal liege man at King Charles III's Coronation as roles for Andrew & Harry are scrapped

The Prince of Wales will be the only member of The Royal Family to be a “liege man of life and limb” at the Coronation of King Charles III. The Sunday Times reports that royal dukes will no longer be required to kneel down before the monarch and pay homage to him at the ceremony. Breaking with tradition, Prince William will be the only royal prince to do so. He is expected to say…
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The Edinburghs

Is it still the plan for Edward & Sophie to become Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh?

For more than 20 years, it was assumed that one day Prince Edward would assume the Dukedom of Edinburgh. Prince Philip’s youngest son was lined up for the title by the man himself and the decision was shared on the day that Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones in June 1999. However, there seems to have been a shift in tone from royal sources in recent months following on from the death of…
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The Edinburghs

Sealed with a £105,000 diamond ring - the engagement and marriage of Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones

On 19 June 1999, Prince Edward, the youngest son of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, married Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The two had met at a tennis event in 1993. They announced their engagement on 6 January 1999. Edward proposed to Sophie with a two-carat oval diamond flanked by two heart-shaped gemstones set in 18 carat white gold. The ring was made by Asprey and…
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