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Royal Wedding Guests: the foreign royals at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding

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29th April 2021
As a semi-state event, the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 29 April 2011 attracted foreign royalty from Europe, Asia and Africa. Let’s look back at some of the foreign royals in attendance on William and Kate’s big day! Queen Sofía  of Spain and the Prince and Princess of Asturias (now King Felipe and Queen Letizia) [getty src=”113264704&#8243…
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The Cambridge Wedding: Celebrations around the World

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29th April 2021
It was a wedding watched by more than two billion people across the world. While people watched from their homes, more than one million people lined the procession route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace to see the couple on their special day. The occasion was…
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The Royal Wedding Breakfast of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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29th April 2021
Ten years ago this April, Prince William and Catherine Middleton married at Westminster Abbey with the eyes of the world on them. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were cheered through the streets on their way back to Buckingham Palace where, after the obligatory balcony appearances, they enjoyed a three course wedding breakfast alongside invited guests. After a long morning and the small job…
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The wedding uniform of the Duke of Cambridge

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29th April 2021
The Duke of Cambridge certainly stood out on his wedding day, wearing the Irish Guards Mounted Officer’s uniform in honour of his then-new honorary appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guards. Now, 10 years later, let’s explore his uniform in depth. The Queen announced that William would become Royal Colonel of the Irish Guards on 10 February 2011, assuming the position from Major General…
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Birthplace of King Carl XVI Gustaf: Haga Palace

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28th April 2021
It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for visiting foreign statesmen to a conference facility. The palace was modelled after an Italian villa and built in 1802 by architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell at…
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