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OI SON, what are you doing hun? Long-time EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has announced she is set to leave the BBC One soap in a shock move. Her exit scenes are of course, going to run in line ...

From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...

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Janet Austin performed her final ceremony in Victoria with a viceregal salute by the Naden Band of the Royal Navy and a ...