British RoyalsFeaturesThe Edinburghs

Before they were royal: The life of the Countess of Wessex

Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones was born on 20 January 1965 as the youngest child and only daughter of Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones and the late Mary O’Sullivan at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. She has an elder brother, David. One of her godparents was the late actor Thane Bettany, who was her father’s stepbrother. Sophie grew up in Kent, to where her family moved while she was still…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Guests leave the christening of Prince Louis

After the under 40-minute ceremony of the christening of Prince Louis, guests exited The Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace for a reception held at Clarence House. A private tea is being held at Clarence House, the official home of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. The guests will be served slices of the christening cake. The cake comes from a tier of the Duke and Duchess of…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

The Duke of Sussex to attend the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam

The Duke of Sussex will attend the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th July. His Royal Highness will attend the event in his capacity as Patron of Sentebale. The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health issue in the world. It was first convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, and it continues to provide a…
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British RoyalsThe Yorks

Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat makes headlines once again

It’s the hat that almost stole the show at the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and now the man who designed it has revealed that it made as big an impression on him as it did on the rest of us. Milliner Philip Treacy has admitted that the reaction to the hat he created for Princess Beatrice to wear at William and Kate’s wedding was so vociferous, he wondered whether it…
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