Windsor
Americannoun
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(since 1917) a member of the present British royal family.
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Duke of. Edward VIII.
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Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, 1896–1986, U.S. socialite: wife of Edward VIII of England, who abdicated the throne to marry her.
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Official Name Windsor and Maidenhead. a city in E Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames: the site of the residence Windsor Castle of English sovereigns since William the Conqueror.
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a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada, opposite Detroit, Michigan.
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a town in N central Connecticut.
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Official name: New Windsor. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames, linked by bridge with Eton: site of Windsor Castle , residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror; Old Windsor , royal residence in the time of Edward the Confessor, is 3 km (2 miles) southeast. Pop: 26 747 (2001 est)
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a city in SE Canada, in S Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit: motor-vehicle manufacturing; university (1963). Pop: 208 402 (2001)
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the official name of the British royal family from 1917
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the title, from 1937, of Edward VIII
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In April 2017, Stern emails Epstein - nearly a decade after his conviction - to say that he was organising a "super" dinner at Windsor Castle in May that year, asking "who else" he should invite.
From BBC
It comes at a time of mounting calls for wider transparency about royal finances, following the outcry over Andrew's lease agreement at his former Windsor mansion.
From BBC
A new restriction will also apply at Chessington World of Adventures and Windsor Legoland, as part of a trial to reduce the number of people who get access to the pass.
From BBC
Richard Windsor, founder of independent research firm Radio Free Mobile, said Google’s suppliers are “the big winners in the short term” from the capex raise.
From MarketWatch
The former prince moved out of his home in Windsor to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on Monday.
From BBC
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