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Queen Elizabeth’s closest confidante: The untold story of Margaret Rhodes - MI6 secretary and the late Queen’s best friend

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4th August 2025
Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most iconic public figures in modern history, instantly recognisable around the world. While much has been written about her father and paternal ancestors, less attention has been paid to her maternal family – the Bowes-Lyons. Yet, it was from this side of the family that The Queen’s closest confidante and lifelong best friend emerged: her cousin Margaret…
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Royal News

The mystery that surrounds the most famous royal wedding bouquet in history

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25th July 2025
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to begin a royal wedding tradition known around the world. But do you actually know what this celebrated bouquet looks like?The chances are that the answer is no…
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Sweden

This princess ripped up the royal rule book for her wedding

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13th June 2025
The bride wore white, the groom was in uniform and the congregation was filled with kings, queens, princes and princesses. However, the royal wedding that took place on June 13 2015 was a very modern marriage ceremony. The happy couple, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, ripped up the rule book for a celebration like no other.Even though Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden…
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The Netherlands

The princess whose royal wedding dress was inspired by flowers and pearls

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29th May 2025
It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most solid supporters of their royal…
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