Princess Anne and Family

Zara Tindall and Autumn Phillips bring the fun to Royal Ascot

Day three of Royal Ascot is underway in Berkshire, with The Queen and members of her family attending the five-day meeting. Each day, different members of The Royal Family, as well as their friends and members of staff, arrive at the racecourse via a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage procession on Thursday was dominated by Princess Anne and her family, with all of her children and their spouses…
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The Gloucesters

Who is the Duchess of Gloucester?

Today, let’s take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester. Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated in 1966, Birgitte took her mother’s maiden name of van Deurs. She was educated in Odense, and at finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before…
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Royal WeddingsThe Edinburghs

The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot

The Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside The Queen, their family and friends. Edward and Sophie, who married on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the racecourse. They did not take part in the carriage procession and are celebrating their anniversary privately. Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of…
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The Edinburghs

The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate 20 years of marriage

There are celebrations in the royal household this week as the Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating 20 years of marriage on Wednesday. The couple is marking the day privately alongside their two children, Lady Louise and James. Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s youngest child and married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Wessex is the only…
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