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Dec 3, 2022 · King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later The Queen Mother) became the first ruling British sovereigns to visit the U.S. in 1939 before the outbreak of World War II. The royal couple...
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- October 2019: Meghan and Prince Harry announce holiday "break" The first hint of Meghan and Prince Harry leaving their working royal roles came in October 2019, when the couple announced they were taking six weeks off to spend some valuable "family time" together and with son Archie Harrison, who was born in May 2019.
- January 8, 2020: Meghan and Prince Harry reveal intentions to "step back" from working royal roles. Just one day after their visit to Canada House in London to thank them for their warm hospitality and support during their stay on Vancouver Island, Meghan and Prince Harry announced they intended to "step back as senior members of the Royal Family" and split their time between the U.K.
- January 13, 2020: Sandringham Summit. Prince Harry, his father Prince Charles and his brother Prince William met with Queen Elizabeth's at Sandringham, her country home, to discuss Harry and Meghan's announcement in what became known as the "Sandringham Summit."
- March 2020: Meghan and Prince Harry make their final round of royal engagements. It's announced that March 31 will officially mark Meghan and Prince Harry's exit from royal life and the beginning of their one-year transitional period.
Dec 17, 2019 · On March 14, amid rumors of a rift between Prince Charles's two sons, Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace announced that Prince William and Prince Harry were officially separating their royal...
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- Elizabeth Patterson. America was still in its infancy when Napoleon Bonaparte’s rebellious little brother, Jerome, showed up unannounced in Baltimore. On Christmas Eve in 1803, he married Elizabeth Patterson, the daughter of a successful merchant.
- Alice Heine. Born in New Orleans, Alice Heine was part of a prominent French banking family that helped finance Napoleon III’s military exploits. Alice converted from Judaism to Catholicism when she married the Duke of Richelieu in 1875, but he died young.
- Anita Rhinelander Stewart. Anita Stewart was born in New Jersey to a prominent attorney with significant social connections in Gilded Age New York. Her parents’ divorce, however, diminished her social standing.
- Nancy Leeds. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Nancy Leeds inherited a fortune after the death of her second husband in 1908. She lived in Europe as a wealthy widow, catching the eye of Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, part of the exiled and penniless Greek royal family.
Dec 21, 2019 · While Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were in the spotlight for most of this year, the Queen’s second son, Prince Andrew, has dominated the news cycle since his disastrous November interview...
Apr 20, 2023 · Queen Elizabeth II died in 2002 at age 96 after 70 years on the throne, the Royal Family announced. Since 1951, the Queen met with 12 US presidents and helped facilitate diplomatic...
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Dec 10, 2019 · 2019 was a big year for Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, Prince William and more members of the royal family. Relive some of their biggest...
