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Brits spent 45% more over Royal Wedding weekend!

Research from the company Paymentsense has shown that people in and around Windsor spent 45% more than the average weekend during the Royal Wedding weekend. The wedding is estimated to have cost £30 million with a large chunk of the budget being spent on defence, but it is believed that it has brought in around £500 million to the economy. There were lots of factors which added to the huge…
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Duchess of Sussex commissions gold bracelets for best friends as wedding gifts

The Duchess of Sussex personally commissioned six bracelets from Zofia Day to give to her best friends – including one for the Duchess of Cambridge – as a special wedding gift. The jewellery designer is one of Meghan’s friends, Lisette Polny. “It’s an overwhelming honour to be part of history and for my pieces to be given as a keepsake for this momentous occasion,” Polny told People…
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Duchess of Sussex's wedding bouquet placed on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey

The Duchess of Sussex has sent her wedding bouquet to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. This tradition was begun by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, when she married the then Duke of York, later King George VI. She did this in memory of her brother Fergus who was killed in 1915 at the Battle of the Loos during the First World War. The…
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Sir Elton John performs at the Royal Wedding reception

Sir Elton John performed at the Lunchtime Reception for the wedding guests of the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Prince Harry personally asked Sir Elton to perform at the reception. Due to the close connection, Sir Elton has with Prince Harry and the family he accepted. The Queen hosted the lunchtime reception at St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle. 600 guests were invited…
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