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    PEOPLE Royal Women
    PEOPLE Royal Women
    PEOPLE Royal Women
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    PEOPLE Royal Women

    By The Editors of PEOPLE

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    The editors of People Magazine present Royal Women.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeople
    Release dateJan 28, 2019
    ISBN9781547847921
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      PEOPLE Royal Women - The Editors of PEOPLE

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      Their Lives Today

      THE MONARCHY MAY BE ANCIENT, BUT BRITAIN’S ROYAL WOMEN ARE A MODERN BUNCH AT HOME AND IN THE WORLD

      Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, greeted an enthusiastic crowd in Rotorua, New Zealand, during an October tour that included Australia, Tonga and Fiji.

      IN THE MORE THAN 1,200-YEAR history of the British monarchy, no one has worn the crown longer than the woman reigning: Queen Elizabeth II. So why does this ancient line, led by a 92-year-old great-grandmother in her 66th year on the job, suddenly feel so contemporary, so full of new life?

      Credit not just the addition of new faces such as Meghan Markle, who married into the clan last May, or Princess Kate, raising three next-generation royals: George, Charlotte and Louis. The Queen herself is responsible for adapting to a world that has changed considerably since she ascended to the throne in 1952.

      On Elizabeth’s watch the monarchy has modernized in ways inconceivable just decades ago, and in many ways it was the ladies of the house of Windsor who led the charge. Shortly after Elizabeth became Queen, her younger sister Margaret was one of the first to bravely attempt veering from tradition to marry a divorced man whom she loved. (Today she could; Prince Charles, the heir apparent, is himself divorced and remarried to the also-divorced Camilla, formerly Parker-Bowles.) Ultimately Margaret chose duty and instead married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, only to set a new precedent: She divorced him and lived out her life as a glamorous single woman, just as likely to be seen hanging out with Mick Jagger at her getaway on Mustique as in the company of other royals.

      Princess Diana was the first modern royal cele­brated for both her common touch and being a fashion-forward celebrity. She emerged from a bad marriage stronger than when she went in and became a philanthropic powerhouse. The camaraderie and mutual support that Diana found in sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson is echoed today in the relationship between Kate and Meghan, married to Diana’s boys William and Harry. The latter’s wedding—a celebration of both the bride and groom’s backgrounds that included blessings from an African-American pastor as well as the Archbishop of Canterbury—marked a new and welcome milestone for the family.

      In addition to the headline-making duchesses, there are plenty of others on the Windsor family tree living lives more private but equally interesting: Sarah Chatto, Margaret’s daughter, who is as low-key as her mother was volatile; Zara Tindall, Princess Anne’s daughter, who, like her mum, is an Olympic equestrian and mother of two.

      As we look to the future, there are big names in training, including Princess Charlotte who, at age 3, has perfected her crowd wave and has served as a wedding attendant no fewer than four times. And she’s already made a little history, as the first female who won’t be skipped in the line of succession. In this special edition of People we celebrate all these generations of Windsor women, their storied pasts and their lives today.

      The Queen joined Meghan, Harry, William and Kate on the Buckingham Palace balcony for a flypast from the Royal Air Force after a ceremony celebrating the RAF’s centenary. The Queen wore blue in honor of the RAF and its uniform, and her granddaughters-in-law followed suit.

      Anne, Princess Royal, chatting with members of the Royal London Yacht Club at a champagne reception in August.

      Autumn Phillips (left), the wife of Anne’s son Peter, and Zara Tindall (Anne’s daughter) at Windsor Castle for Easter 2018.

      Sarah, Duchess of York, arrived for Eugenie’s wedding with her older daughter Princess Beatrice.

      Princess Eugenie chose a gown by British designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos for her Oct. 12 wedding to Casamigos tequila ambassador Jack Brooksbank.

      The Duke and Duchess of Sussex strolled a Redwood forest in New Zealand during their tour of the South Pacific. Later Kensington Palace posted a picture on Instagram taken by Harry of his wife cradling her baby bump. Meghan also used the trip to speak out on behalf of girls’ education.

      ‘WHEN GIRLS ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT TOOLS TO SUCCEED, THEY CAN CREATE INCREDIBLE FUTURES, NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES BUT ALSO FOR THOSE AROUND THEM’

      —MEGHAN, DUCHESS OF SUSSEX, IN A SPEECH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN FIJI

      Windsor Women at Work

      In November Meghan pitched in at the London community kitchen she

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