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Why are Prince Edward’s children not titled as Prince and Princess?

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18th October 2020
In the UK there are very specific rules regarding who is entitled to be a Prince or Princess. Most of these rules come from Letters Patent issued in 1917 by King George V, in which the King accords the Princely title to all children of the Sovereign, to the Sovereign’s male-line grandchildren and to the eldest living of the Prince of Wales’s eldest son. However, when the Law of Succession…
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Forty Years: The Historic State Visit of The Queen to the Vatican

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17th October 2020
Forty years ago, on 17 October 1980, Queen Elizabeth II made history as she became the first British Monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican. The visit was seen as a chance to forge relations between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The Queen, who was accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in a long black taffeta gown in line with Vatican protocol.
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Princess Eugenie takes on patronage close to her heart

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17th October 2020
2021 is going to be a busy year for Princess Eugenie. Not only is she welcoming her first child but she will be taking on a patronage close to her heart. Eugenie will be the patron of the Scoliosis Association UK. The Scoliosis Association or, SAUK is the only UK wide patient support organisation for people with scoliosis and their families. The organisation provides up-to-date information on…
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Princess Beatrice thanks everyone for their warm wedding wishes

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16th October 2020
Princess Beatrice has taken to her Twitter account to thank the public for their warm wedding wishes for her and her husband, Edo Mapelli Mozzi, whom she married in a secret ceremony in July. She also said wearing her grandmother’s dress “an honour.” In two tweets, the Princess thanked the public and spoke about wearing her grandmother, The Queen’s dress on her wedding…
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