British Royals

The time Queen Elizabeth II stopped a cheeky cigarette break at an historic royal wedding

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4th April 2025
They were two of the guests of honour at one of the most historic of royal weddings but they were still stopped in their tracks as they attempted to pop outside for a quick smoke. Tom Parker Bowles and his sister, Laura, were in the middle of the celebrations marking the marriage of their mother, Queen Camilla, to Charles III when they decided they wouldn’t mind a cheeky cigarette…
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The necklace given to a future queen that's now a go to royal wedding tiara

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2nd April 2025
It’s become one of the big questions in the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear? It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as Elizabeth II did for her big day is both sentimental and rather significant. Beatrice was the third generation of Queen Elizabeth II’s family to wear this all diamond…
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How Sophie became the Royal Family's star on International Women's Day

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8th March 2025
In honour of International Women’s Day 2025, the Royal Family has shared several portraits taken by female photographers.  The post began with one of the most famous photographs of Queen Elizabeth II, one of Dorothy Wilding’s 1952 portraits. The series of portraits were used as the basis for the new monarch’s image on coins, banknotes, and stamps.  A photograph from Jennifer Pattison…
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Prince Louis follows in the footsteps of his 'gan-gan' - and her 'gan-gan' as well

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4th February 2025
The brand new photo of the Princess of Wales on Monday to mark shared for World Cancer Day got extra attention to an important message because of the person who took the snap. Kensington Palace shared that Prince Louis is behind the candid image of his mother, marking his entry into a growing club of royal photographers.  The Princess of Wales has long been a photographer, with Kensington…
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