Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge steps out in style to honour The Queen at Design Museum

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5th May 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in style as she presented The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at London’s Design Museum. The award which was set up five years ago recognises the cultural and trade role British design and the fashion industry have played throughout The Queen’s 70-year reign. This year’s recipient is Saul Nash, a British designer, and choreographer. Nash…
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Features

Milestones of a Monarch: The visit of Pope John Paul II

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4th May 2022
In May 1982, Pope John Paul II visited the United Kingdom marking the first visit there by a reigning Pope. The visit was organised and largely funded by the Roman Catholic Church. It’s estimated it cost around £7 million at the time. This visit would be a pastoral visit rather than the state visit made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. During the visit, the Church offered the public free…
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Luxembourg

The consorts of 1952: Prince Felix of Luxembourg

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3rd May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In this series, Royal Central takes a look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Prince Felix of Luxembourg One of only two male consorts at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession, Prince Félix would turn out to be, like the Duke…
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Elizabeth II hosts her first State Visit as Queen

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2nd May 2022
Throughout The Queen’s seventy year reign she has hosted dozens of world leaders on State Visits. And it all began with a meeting with friends in 1954. In June that year, Her Majesty welcomed King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden as they made the first State…
Denmark

The consorts of 1952: Queen Ingrid of Denmark

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1st May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our new series, Royal Central takes a look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen Ingrid of Denmark The only daughter of a Swedish king, Ingrid was queen consort of Denmark from 1947 to 1972, later serving as Queen Mother when…
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