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Prince Harry's engagement with Jon Bon Jovi missing from the Court Circular

The Duke of Sussex’s engagement with Jon Bon Jovi at Abbey Road Studios on Friday was missing from the Court Circular as published inThe Times of London. Amateur royal historian and scholar of the Court Circular, Cepe Smith, spotted the omission . When asked whether this means Harry’s visit wasn’t an official royal engagement, Mrs Smith tweeted: “Yes, which…
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Edward VIII's wartime home for sale

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s former Bahamas home is now on the market, but it comes with a hefty price tag, $8.5 million, or, £6.6 million. In 1937, after Edward abdicated the British throne so he could marry American socialite Wallis Simpson, he became the…
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Carolina - The blue-eyed Princess who became the grandmother of Europe

It has been nearly two years since I first saw the portrait of a young Princess with blue eyes in a beautiful blue dress. Since then I’ve visited archives, held her letters to her brother in my hand and visited the places where she lived and died. Carolina of Orange-Nassau was bornon28 February 1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal, the…
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Canada says they won't pay for Sussex security after 31 March

Canada has said they will not pay for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their son, Archie’s security once the couple officially quits as working members of the Royal Family on 31 March. Canada has been forking out the bill since the couple relocated there in November at the request of the Met Police. Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) released a statement saying…
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The Duke of Cambridge honours England cricket star Ben Stokes

The Duke of Cambridge presided over an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, presenting awards to cricketers and naval heroes,among others. Leading Seaman David Groves received The Queen’s Gallantry Medal after helping to save the lives of 27 men aboard a burning ship in the Bay of Biscay. LS Groves and the crew of the HMS Argyll helped when the Grande America’s cargo caught…
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