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On This Day: The Duchess of Cambridge was born

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9th January 2021
On 9 January 1982, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. The eldest of three children, her father Michael Middleton was a flight dispatcher for British Airways, and her mother, Carole, was a former flight attendant. Her sister Pippa was born in 1983 and their brother James was born in 1987.Catherine was baptized at…
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Happy birthday, Catherine! 39 facts about the Duchess of Cambridge

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9th January 2021
The Cambridges are spending lockdown at Anmer Hall and a low-key family celebration is sure to be happening this weekend as Kate starts the last year of her thirties. Born on 9 January 1982 at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, the Duchess marks her 39th year today. Read on for 39 facts about the Duchess (in no particular order).Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was christened at St Andrew’s…
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Sadness for The Queen as her cousin, Lady Mary Colman, dies aged 88

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4th January 2021
The Queen’s first cousin, Lady Mary Colman, has died at her Norfolk home at the age of 88.Lady Mary, who was also a Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra, died on Saturday, January 2.Born in January 1932 to Captain Michael Bowes Lyon and Elizabeth Margaret Cator, Lady Mary Cecilia Bowes Lyon was born and grew up in Bedfordshire.In 1951, at the age of 19, she married Sir Timothy…
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The Royal A-Z of 2020

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31st December 2020
The end of the year is traditionally a time for reflection, for looking back, for taking stock. This year, with its many and ever changing challenges, is no different. We’ll all be glad to leave 2020 behind and as we prepare to show it the door, in the hope of better things to come, Royal Central takes one last look back at the royal year just gone.A is for Aiko and Akishino whose roles…
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