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The dates when two royal dukes are set to reveal their secrets

The Platinum Jubilee year of Elizabeth II has already led to millions of words being written about royalty but some of the most eagerly awaited are still to be published. It’s long been known that both the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Kent would publish memoirs in 2022. Now we know when the regal revelations will be made. First to hit the bookshops will be the memoirs of The…
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The Queen's Reign in Style Moments: The wedding of Charles and Diana

The Queen’s reign has been marked by major style moments, and in the lead-up to her Platinum Jubilee, we’re looking at some of the most popular and revered outfits throughout her record-breaking reign. For the wedding of her son and heir, The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, The Queen kept it blue and breezy for the state occasion. Dressed by Ian Thomas, one of her many…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the marriage of William and Kate

On this day in 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey. Let’s take a look at the day through the lens of the grandmother who witnessed her grandson’s nuptials but also saw an heir begin his own family and dynasty. Prince William had been dating his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton for roughly eight years off and on before he proposed in the autumn of…
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The Rulers of 1952: Prince Franz-Joseph II of Liechtenstein

When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern European history got under way. Prince Franz-Joseph II of Liechtenstein Prince Franz-Joseph II, the long-reigning prince regnant of the tiny European…
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