British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duke of Cambridge reviews parade in final showstopping rehearsal for Trooping the Colour

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29th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge undertook the Colonel’s Review ahead of Trooping the Colour this week, capping off rehearsals for the kick-off to the Platinum Jubilee weekend.William, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, conducted the Colonel’s Review—a final dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour—at Horse Guards Parade in London. The Colonel of the Home Guard regiment that is trooping the…
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A surprise to end the Jubilee

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28th May 2022
The Platinum Jubilee is almost upon us, and Buckingham Palace has announced many plans for the four-day event.The celebrations last from Thursday, 2 June through Sunday, 5 June in London and throughout the United Kingdom.There has long been talk of a surprise event…
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Style Moments of a Reign: The Queen at State Opening

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26th May 2022
The State Opening of Parliament is a standard fixture on The Queen’s calendar; she has attending the event every year during her historic 70 year reign, aside from 1959, 1963, and 2022. Some of her most iconic style moments have come from the State Opening of Parliament. 1967 State Opening of ParliamentNorman Hartnell was one of The Queen’s favourite designers until his death in the…
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Stanley and Douglas become two of the world's newest cities for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

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20th May 2022
If anyone welcoming a baby boy this Jubilee year is looking for a name then the answer might just lie in two of the cities created to mark this special occasion. Stanley in the Falkland Islands and Douglas on the Isle of Man have just made history by winning the civic honours.For the first time ever, the contest for city status was open to Crown Dependencies with Douglas becoming the first to…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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19th May 2022
The Queen’s devotion to family has always been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle.Harry and Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018, had begun dating in July 2016. They described later how they were set up on a blind date and continued a long-distance relationship while she…
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