FeaturesThe Kents

Happy 87th birthday to the Duchess of Kent! Royal Central takes a look at "Mrs Kent's" remarkable life

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22nd February 2020
Today. we’re going to take a look at the life of Katharine, The Duchess of Kent. Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley was born 22 February 1933, the only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet and his wife Joyce. She has three older brothers. The Duchess of Kent was educated at Queen Margaret’s School in York, and Runton Hill School in North Norfolk. The Duchess…
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Who is King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck?

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21st February 2020
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the current Queen Mother). He has one older sister, Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1980) and eight younger…
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Princess Marie to visit Uganda as Patron of DanChurchAid

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20th February 2020
Princess Marie will undertake a humanitarian trip in Uganda from 26 February to 1 March as Patron of DanChurchAid. Princess Marie will be joined by DanChurchAid’s Secretary-General Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen and the organisation’s local staff during the trip where they’ll visit a number of projects focused on development and climate efforts in the country. Princess Marie has been Patron of…
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FeaturesHistory

Marie Jose, Last Queen of Italy

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16th February 2020
She was the ‘May Queen’ whose reign lasted little more than a month but left its mark in royal history. Marie-Jose was always a bit of a maverick who had her own views and no fear of sharing them. Those opinions would become a saving grace for the dynasty she married into when she became its one public dissenting voice against the fascism taking over their country. But Marie-Jose’s royal…
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Princess Anne’s Style: her best 70s outfits

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14th February 2020
Princess Anne will attend London Fashion Week on 18 February to present Rosh Mahtani with the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. While The Queen’s daughter may not be the first person that pops into your head, when you think of royal fashion, Anne was reigning…
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Sarah, Duchess of York signs seven-book deal with Australian publisher

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12th February 2020
Sarah, Duchess of York has signed a seven-book deal with Australian publisher Serenity Press. Serenity Press publisher Karen Mc Dermott said she was ‘delighted’ to welcome the royal to the company. ‘We are delighted to welcome the Duchess to our press,’ she said in a statement released on Wednesday. [getty src=”1178601127″ width=”594″ height=”395″…
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