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Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Prince Charles's godmother, dies at the age of 93

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14th June 2017
The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, godmother to The Prince of Wales and third cousin of The Queen, has died at the age of 93. Embed from Getty Images The Countess of Mountbatten of Burma was born on 14 February 1924 as the eldest of Louis Mountbatten, later the 1st Earl of Mountbatten of Burma and uncle to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Through her father, she was a…
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King Charles III

The Prince of Wales - a biography of his life

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2nd February 2017
Since the thirteenth century, the title of Prince of Wales has been given to the heir apparent, which in this case is now Prince Charles. A little over ten years after his birth, on 26 July 1958, Her Majesty The Queen’s first-born son Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales. Charles is currently the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, a position he has held since…
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State & Ceremonial

All The Queen’s men: The Welsh Guards

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6th October 2015
The Welsh Guards have been around for exactly 100 years this year. They were founded by King George V on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards. They were the last Guards to be created, and they began their first King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace just one week later on 1 March 1915. Their motto is ‘”Cymru am Byth” or…
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The Yorks

Pages from royal history: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2015
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry. Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
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