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This is how Princess Anne got her name and it's a lot more complicated than you thought

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13th December 2025
Anne is one of the most popular names for queens in English history but after the 18th century, it all but disappeared from royal use. Until 1950, when the then heir to the throne chose it for her second child. Why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family?The answer can perhaps best be found in the…
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A new royal baby for a family already celebrating an historic moment

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21st October 2025
Luxembourg’s royals have had a good October and it just got better. Exactly two weeks after they celebrated the start of the reign of Grand Duke Guillaume, they’ve welcomed a new baby to the family.Guillaume’s sister, Princess Alexandra, gave birth to her second child a fortnight to the day that her big brother became ruler of the tiny country.Alexandra and her husband…
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Princess Estelle takes on important role for her royal family

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12th June 2025
Princess Estelle of Sweden is taking on a very important role for her royal family – she will be godmother to her youngest cousin.Estelle, who turned 13 in February, will be one of the sponsors to Princess Ines, the baby daughter of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.Christening of a princessInes, who is four months old, will be baptised on June 13 2025, the tenth wedding…
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Princess Beatrice's happy news has her family gushing on social media

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2nd October 2024
After Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo shared their happy news—that they’re expecting their second child together next spring—the royal’s family took to social media to share the “joy and excitement” they feel over the upcoming addition.Princess Beatrice’s mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, shared snaps of herself with her daughter and granddaughter, and wrote a note from a…
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