Spain

The important royal wedding that might well have started a brand new tradition

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21st May 2024
When the then Prince Felipe of Spain married Letizia Ortiz Rocosolano, in May 2004, it was not only a historic day for the birth of a new family, or because it was the wedding of the heir to the throne to one of Europe’s most ancient dynasties. It also marked the first wedding in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. Built between 1883 and 1993, it is one of the most recent archdiocesan sees in…
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Luxembourg

Luxembourg gets ready to celebrate the royal wedding of the year

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21st April 2023
Luxembourg seems to be on a streak of happy celebrations. After helping Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie in welcoming Prince François at the end of last month, the Grand Duchy is getting ready to celebrate the wedding of Princess Alexandra and Mr Nicolas Bagory.The couple will have two weddings, with the civil ceremony being set to take place this…
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FeaturesRoyal Weddings

Man vows to eat a slice of Charles and Diana's wedding cake after buying it twice

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17th May 2022
A slice of royal history has been bought at auction twice by the same man, and he’s determined to have his cake and eat it, too.When Gerry Layton of Alwoodley, Yorkshire, saw a piece of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding cake for sale at a 2021 auction, he spent a mouth-watering £2,170 to purchase the slice.Fast forward to May 2022, and unbelievably, the 62-year-old…
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FashionFeaturesPrince & Princess of Wales

Kate at 40: The style evolution of the future Queen Consort

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8th January 2022
In 2001, Kate Middleton was just a young woman from Reading who was studying the History of Art at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. It was here where she met her future husband, Prince William. Since her relationship with the future King first became public knowledge, we’ve seen the now Duchess of Cambridge’s style change drastically over the years. From a university student…
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