The Gloucesters

Prince Richard - the spare who was unexpectedly called up for royal duties following the death of the heir

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9th January 2023
While The Duke of Gloucester is not one of the more recognisable members of The Royal Family, he has dedicated himself to a role that he was never meant to have and provided indelible support to his cousin, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Richard Alexander Walter George was born to Prince Henry and Princess Alice, the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester on 26 August 1944, nearly three years after his…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Princess Of Wales's most famous moments as a royal

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9th January 2023
As the Princess of Wales celebrates her 41st birthday, we take a look at at some of her famous moments as a royal over the years. 2011 How can we not begin with her wedding to Prince William on 29 April 2011? After an eight-year relationship, William and Catherine announced their engagement in November 2010. They were married the following April at Westminster Abbey, and Catherine became Her…
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NorwayQueen Elizabeth II

The time The Queen accidentally stepped on The King of Norway's foot

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9th January 2023
Queen Elizabeth II was at Westminster Abbey for Princess Alexandra’s 1963 wedding to Alexander Ogilvy and had a bit of a run-in with another monarch. Footage from Princess Alexandra’s wedding on 24 April 1963 shows The Queen accidentally standing on King Olav V of Norway’s foot before quickly realising what she had done. King Olav flinched when Her Majesty stepped on him.
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FeaturesThe Kents

The husband of a Princess who refused a royal title from The Queen in an effort to stay ‘common’

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7th January 2023
Back in April 1963, the country stopped to watch the grand wedding of Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin, Princess Alexandra of Kent, to British businessman Angus Ogilvy. The couple met during a ball at Luton Hoo in 1955, and seven years later, Buckingham Palace announced they were engaged to be married. Despite being the second son of the Earl and Countess of Airlie, Angus was seen as…
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