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History and Traditions: Hanover Weddings
by Susan Flantzer Wedding of the future King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick; Credit – Wikipedia Unofficial Royalty: House of Hanover Because the House of Stuart was unable to provide a Protestant...
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History and Traditions: Weddings of Queen Victoria and Her Children
compiled, revised and edited from articles at Unofficial Royalty by Susan Flantzer Engraved illustration from Harper’s Weekly newspaper of the wedding of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and...
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Bridesmaids and Page Boys at the Wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle
Prince George and Princess Charlotte were in the wedding party at the wedding of their aunt Pippa Middleton in 2017; Photo Credit – Today Show Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have chosen the...
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History and Traditions: Windsor Weddings Part 1 – Children of King George V
by Susan Flantzer – compiled, revised and edited from articles at Unofficial Royalty Family of King George V – Seated: Princess Mary, Queen Mary Standing: The Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII...
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History and Traditions: Windsor Weddings Part 2 – Later Windsor Weddings
by Susan Flantzer Bringing Royal Weddings into Our Homes Embed from Getty Images In 1947, when the future Queen Elizabeth II married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (born Prince Philippos of Greece and...
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Breaking News: Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle
Photo Credit – Wikipedia Prince Charles, the father of the groom, will do the honors of walking the bride down the aisle. In a press release, Kensington Palace said: “Ms. Meghan Markle has asked His...
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Introducing The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
photo by Alexi Lubomirski; source: Kensington Palace Instragram (@kensingtonroyal) Introducing the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex! It was announced today that The Queen has granted Prince Harry the...
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Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
by Susan Flantzer Photo Credit – https://www.royal.uk, photo by Alex Lubomirski Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married on May 19, 2018, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England....
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Coat of Arms for The Duchess of Sussex
Coat of Arms of The Duchess of Sussex. source: British Monarchy A Coat of Arms has been created for The Duchess of Sussex. The Duchess was actively involved in the design of the arms, and the...
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The Queen’s Official Birthday
by Scott Mehl source: British Monarchy; photo by David Bailey This weekend, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her official birthday (although her actual date of birth is April 21st). The day is marked...
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Queen Elizabeth II has another great-grandchild!
Zara and Mike Tindall; Photo Credit – Wikipedia Zara Tindall, Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, and the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal and her first husband Mark Phillips, gave birth to a girl on...
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Christening of Prince Louis of Cambridge
Embed from Getty Images Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge, the second of the two sons and the youngest of the three children of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was christened on July 9, 2018,...
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House of Windsor Christenings
by Susan Flantzer Children of the British Royal Family are christened following the Holy Baptism rite of the Church of England of which the monarch is the Supreme Governor. Royal christenings are...
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New Series of Articles: Queen Victoria’s Inner Circle
Queen Victoria and her Indian servant Abdul Karim, known as The Munshi, in 1893; Credit – Wikipedia Starting September 27, 2018, and continuing through January 8, 2019, Unofficial Royalty will be...
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Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet of Llanbrynmair
by Susan Flantzer by Henry William Pickersgill, 1837; Credit – Wikipedia Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet was Equerry to Queen Victoria’s father The Duke of Kent from 1817 – 1820 and Comptroller and...
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Baroness Louise Lehzen
by Susan Flantzer Painted by Carl Friedrich Koepke for Queen Victoria in 1842; Credit – Wikipedia From 1824 – 1842, Baroness Louise Lehzen was the governess and then adviser and companion to Queen...
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Dash – King Charles Spaniel
by Susan Flantzer Dash, painted in 1836 by Edwin Henry Landseer; Credit – Wikipedia Dash was a King Charles Spaniel with a white coat and patches of black and tan owned by Queen Victoria. Born in...
View ArticleDetails about The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming visit to Australia,...
Embed from Getty Images Buckingham Palace has released the details for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming tour. Below is the entire press release: British Monarchy: The Duke and Duchess of...
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Lady Flora Hastings
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Lady Flora Hastings was a Lady-in-Waiting to The Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria’s mother, from 1834 – 1839. Lady Flora Elizabeth Rawdon-Hastings was born on...
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Christian Friedrich, Baron von Stockmar
by Susan Flantzer by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1847; Credit – Wikipedia Christian Friedrich, Baron von Stockmar was an advisor to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert from 1837-1847. Christian Friedrich...
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