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The Countess of Wessex's nod to her wedding day on her 20th anniversary

As she celebrated her twentieth wedding anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black on her big anniversary, just as she was two decades ago when she said ‘I do’ at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. Embed from Getty Images As she…
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Royal Weddings: the Wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex

The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction following a tumultuous decade that had…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

83-year-old woman seriously ill after incident involving Prince William's convoy

An 83-year-old woman is seriously ill after being involved in an incident with a motorcycle which formed part of the Duke of Cambridge’s convoy. According to The Sun, the grandmother came to be injured after colliding with a police motorcycle which was escorting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Witnesses say the bike was on the wrong side of the road directing traffic when the incident…
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The Queen is amused after Mike Tindall reveals what he is hiding under his top hat

The Queen was left amused at Royal Ascot on Tuesday after Mike Tindall surprised her with the contents underneath his top hat. Greeting Her Majesty in the paddock, Mr Tindall removed his hat before pulling a small item out of it. Is that a mini hat in a hat @miketindall13!? Or a cupcake, some cheese? Answers, please! pic.twitter.com/M4gfTwRHNU — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18…
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