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A Retro Royal Wedding Moment

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18th May 2018
For those of us of a certain age, a Royal Wedding really wouldn’t be complete without it. The special edition Ladybird book that accompanied big events like royal weddings was a must have for school children everywhere – even if you didn’t want it, your parents would buy it for you anyway. There are no doubt copies of them lying in lofts or at the backs of cupboards across the…
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Will Harry wear a wedding ring?

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17th May 2018
Traditionally royal grooms do not wear a wedding ring, with only the bride receiving a wedding band during the ceremony. It is currently unknown whether Prince Harry will continue with this tradition or opt to wear a band to display his love rather than royal protocol. The Duke of Cambridge chose to follow family tradition and not wear the symbol of marriage, whereas The Prince of Wales wears a…
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Could Prince Charles walk Meghan down the aisle?

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17th May 2018
As Royal Wedding fever comes to an all high, the certainty of who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle fades. It had been previously announced from Kensington Palace that her father, Thomas Markle, would be flying to the United Kingdom alongside his ex-wife Doria in preparation for the wedding, in which he would walk his daughter down the aisle. However, in the last four days, Thomas has…
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Meghan Markle's father out of surgery

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17th May 2018
After undergoing heart surgery early Wednesday morning, Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s father is in recovery. While the UK slept, Meghan’s father told TMZ: “They [doctors] will go in and clear blockage, repair damage and put a stent where it is…
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All Fine on the Day: a look at past royal weddings which have turned out well despite problems

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16th May 2018
Being part of a royal family may be a privilege but it does not protect its members from the worries and woes that beset everyone else. Weddings are famously fraught with difficulties, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are discovering. Perhaps they can take comfort from the fact that other royal nuptials have faced problems in the past, yet everything has turned out fine. The wedding of Prince…
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