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On This Day In History . 17 July 1947 . Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall was born . . ◼ The Duchess of Cornwall is the daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand & The Hon Rosalind Maud Shand (nee Cubitt) . ◼ She was born Camilla Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947 at King’s College Hospital, London, the eldest of three children. Her Royal Highness has a sister, Annabel Elliot; her brother, Mark Shand, died in 2014. . ◼ The Prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall married at the Guildhall in Windsor on 9 April 2005 in a civil ceremony. Afterwards, there was a Service of Prayer & Dedication in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, over which the Archbishop of Canterbury presided. Her Majesty The Queen then hosted a reception for The Prince and The Duchess at the Castle. . ◼ Her Royal Highness was formerly married to Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, & the marriage was dissolved in 1995. They had two children, Thomas Henry & Laura Rose. Her Royal Highness has five grandchildren. . ◼ Since her marriage to The Prince of Wales in 2005, The Duchess of Cornwall has become Patron or President of a number of charities & regularly attends events to support them. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #D17jul #theyear1947 #CamillaDuchessofCornwall #DuchessofCornwall #DuchessoRothesay #houseofwindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #HappyBirthday #RoyalHistory #Birthday #London #duchess #HRH #OnThisDay #otd (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CMIKygxWY/?igshid=t9fp4vdxf601

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On This Day In Royal History . 17 July 924 . King Edward the Elder died . . ◼ Edward the Elder, (born c. 874) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death. . He was the elder son of Alfred the Great & his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim as the son of Alfred’s elder brother & predecessor, Æthelred. . ◼ Edward was married three times, in all begetting 18 children. His first wife, whom he married around 893, was Egwina, a noblewoman. William of Malmesbury, writing in the twelfth century, informs us that her children, including Athelstan, who succeeded his father, were illegitimate, however this is unlikely as Athelstan ascended to the throne as undisputed King after the death of his father. . ◼ Edward the Elder died from his wounds gained while leading an army to combat a Cambro-Mercian rebellion, on 17 July 924 at Farndon-on-Dee, Mercia, his body was buried at the the New Minster at Winchester, which Edward himself had established. . ▪️ Following the Norman conquest, the minster was replaced by Hyde Abbey & King Edward’s body was transferred there. His grave is currently marked by a cross-inscribed stone slab within the outline of the old abbey marked out in a public park. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Athelstan whom he had named as his heir. . ◼ Edward was admired by medieval chroniclers, and in the view of William of Malmesburwas “much inferior to his father in the cultivation of letters” but “incomparably more glorious in the power of his rule” . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d17jul #theyear924 #KingEdward #King #EdwardtheElder #HouseofWessex #History #EnglishMonarchy #Warrior #AlfredtheGreat #RoyalHistory #Anglo #saxons #OnThisDay #historyblogger #BritishMonarchy #OTD #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #historyfacts #instahistory #Theking #English #Anglosaxon #Anglosaxons #Anglo #Saxon (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwU-aPD4o2/?igshid=1sfjjp95dmvm1

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On This Day In History . 17 July 924 . King Edward the Elder died . . ◼ Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great & his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim as the son of Alfred's elder brother & predecessor, Æthelred. . ◼ Edward was married three times, in all begetting 18 children. His first wife, whom he married around 893, was Egwina, a noblewoman. William of Malmesbury, writing in the twelfth century, informs us that her children, including Athelstan, who succeeded his father, were illegitimate, however this is unlikely as Athelstan ascended to the throne as undisputed King after the death of his father. . ◼ Edward the Elder died from his wounds gained while leading an army to combat a Cambro-Mercian rebellion, on 17 July 924 at Farndon-on-Dee, Mercia, his body was buried at the the New Minster at Winchester, which Edward himself had established. . ▪️ Following the Norman conquest, the minster was replaced by Hyde Abbey & King Edward's body was transferred there. His grave is currently marked by a cross-inscribed stone slab within the outline of the old abbey marked out in a public park. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Athelstan whom he had named as his heir. . ◼ Edward was admired by medieval chroniclers, and in the view of William of Malmesburwas "much inferior to his father in the cultivation of letters" but "incomparably more glorious in the power of his rule" . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d17jul #theyear924 #KingEdward #King #EdwardtheElder #HouseofWessex #History #EnglishMonarchy #Warrior #AlfredtheGreat #BritishMonarchy #OTD #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #historyfacts #instahistory #Theking #English #Anglosaxon #Anglosaxons #Anglo #Saxon (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CHnXKgOTp/?igshid=x7vfplffgwmn