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The Duchess of Cornwall shares her favourite children's books alongside Elmer the Elephant

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22nd June 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall spent her day focusing on children’s literacy at two different events in London. She started by visiting Griffin Primary School to open a new library, and then hosted a storytime for children for the Literacy Trust.  The Duchess has made literacy a priority, and has been made Patron of several organisations that promote and support literacy. Griffin Primary School is…
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The Duchess of Cambridge says children’s hospices are "needed now more than ever" during Children's Hospice Week

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21st June 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has penned a letter to mark Children’s Hospice Week, asking the UK to join her “in thanking the UK’s 54 children’s hospices and their incredible staff for the life-changing care they provide.” Held from 21-27 June, the national awareness week is organised by the UK’s umbrella charity for children’s palliative care, Together for Short Lives. The Duchess of…
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The royal wedding and royal tragedy that changed a bride's life forever

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20th June 2021
It was a quiet country affair, far removed from the pomp and ceremony we’ve come to expect from royal weddings. The setting was an English parish church, the regal guest list only filled a couple of pews, and the bride walked in several minutes late carrying her own train to protect it from the rain. The marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, on 8 July 1972, was a royal wedding with a…
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Royal Wedding Dresses: the Countess of Wessex

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19th June 2021
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor bridal dress of the 20th century and it saw in a new era with style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but it had an air of the…
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