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Where is Diana, Princess of Wales buried?

The final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales is nestled at the heart of a home she called her own. Diana’s coffin was famously followed on its last journey all the way to the gates of Althorp House in Northamptonshire, the family seats of the Spencers. Her burial took place privately and over two decades on, only those closest to the princess can stand at the side of her grave. Diana…
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The Countess of Wessex puts summer behind her with visit to air ambulance

The Countess of Wessex stepped out Thursday for her first public engagement after the Royal Family’s summer break. Sophie visited her patronage, Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA), to help launch its 21st-anniversary celebrations. The visit to White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, the charity’s first operating base, comes just as National Air Ambulance Week is about to start, 7 to 13…
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Granny Knows Best: the grandparents of Elizabeth II

As we explore the grandparents of Europe’s monarchs and their influences on each monarch’s life, today let’s take a look at the grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II. King George V [getty src=”51833035″ width=”452″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Queen Elizabeth’s paternal grandfather was a king and emperor, a man she and her younger sister Princess Margaret often referred…
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European royals in the British line of succession: Denmark's Royal Family

Continuing our series, Royal Central is taking a look at the members of Denmark’s Royal Family who are in the British line of succession. Frederik IX of Denmark married Princess Ingrid of Sweden on 24 May 1935. Princess Ingrid was the daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. The Princess was the elder…
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