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George V, a queen in waiting and Britain's first ever Silver Jubilee

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6th May 2022
On a bright spring day in 1935, King George V became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Silver Jubilee.The 25th anniversary of his reign followed plenty of royal tradition but there was also innovation in the celebrations as well as a rather historic moment on the Buckingham Palace balcony.No other British king or queen had held festivities to mark a quarter of a century of rule.
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Sweden

The consorts of 1952: Queen Louise of Sweden

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5th May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952.Queen Louise of SwedenAn aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Louise Mountbatten would become the second wife of the Swedish Crown Prince, later…
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British Royals

The Queen's discreet actions to protect her cousin, the Duke of Kent, revealed

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3rd May 2022
The Queen personally intervened to ensure the safety of her cousin, the Duke of Kent, after information came to light that the IRA was planning to kidnap him.The Duke had been posted to Northern Ireland with the Royal Scots Greys in 1971. However, the former Northern Irish Prime Minister, Terence O’Neill, had information that the IRA planned to kidnap the Duke if he entered Belfast. He…
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Denmark

The consorts of 1952: Queen Ingrid of Denmark

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1st May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our new series, Royal Central takes a look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952.Queen Ingrid of DenmarkThe only daughter of a Swedish king, Ingrid was queen consort of Denmark from 1947 to 1972, later serving as Queen Mother when…
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