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Looking Back at the Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones

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6th May 2017
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several beaus, most notably her father’s and sister’s former equerry, Peter Townsend. After a tumultuous period of will-they-won’t-they, their relationship ended on 31…
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The Yorks

As patron, Princess Beatrice congratulates Edinburgh Children's Hospital charity on new name

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5th May 2017
Princess Beatrice of York is the Patron of the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital charity, (ECHC). The hospital associated with the charity has changed its name from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children to The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People to better reflect its services. Currently, the hospital is located in Sciennes; but it will be moving to a new state-of-the-art building early…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Prince George and Princess Charlotte excited for their own chicks to hatch

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5th May 2017
While at the Farms for City Children on Wednesday, bonding with the sheep, pigs, chickens, and children, the Duchess of Cambridge revealed that Prince George and Princess Charlotte are excited for the three dozen chicks they have at Anmer Hall to hatch. Along with their dog, Lupo, and hamster, Marvin, the Cambridges also have five chickens and an incubator of eggs waiting to hatch. “She has got…
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Prince Philip

Duke of Edinburgh quips he is "the world's most experienced plaque unveiler"

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4th May 2017
On Wednesday, before The Duke of Edinburgh told the world he was retiring in the fall at the age of 96, he carried out an engagement where he opened a new £25 million stand at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The Duke is an honorary Life Member of Marylebone Cricket Club. Before pulling a cord that would part two small curtains to reveal a plaque quipped beforehand to the crowd: “You’re…
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