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#OnThisDay in 1972 Prince William of Gloucester died

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28th August 2016
Prince William of Gloucester died on this day in 1972. He was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire, on 18 December 1941, the eldest son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (the fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary) and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. As a grandson of the monarch in the male line, he was a Prince of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and styled His Royal…
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Members of Royal Family congratulate Team GB & Commonwealth athletes following Olympic success

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22nd August 2016
The Queen has sent a message of congratulations to all of the Team GB athletes following their success at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro. In her message, Her Majesty wrote: “I offer my warmest congratulations to the athletes of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth, for their success at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The outstanding…
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Princess Charlotte set to make her first overseas tour

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14th August 2016
It was recently announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be going on their second Royal Tour of Canada, this time making stops on the West Coast. While no official release from Kensington Palace has been made, The Sunday Times has sources that determine that Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be joining their parents. Prince George undertook his first Royal Tour in 2014 of…
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David Emanuel reveals details about designing Diana, Princess of Wales’ wedding dress

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11th August 2016
David Emanuel became world famous in 1981 after Lady Diana Spencer emerged from a glass coach on 29 July wearing a wedding dress designed by his and his then-wife’s label. Emanuel noted that there was no “pomp or ceremony” to Diana’s dress fittings, and that only he, his wife, and Diana knew what the dress looked like prior to the wedding. “The highlight was being asked in the first…
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