{"id":1676,"date":"2019-01-29T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.robust.digital\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:46:04","slug":"10-year-challenge-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/10-year-challenge-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"10-year Challenge – Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 10-year challenge is the newest trending challenge that has everyone trying to find pictures of them from 10 years ago and post them in social media to compare to how they looked then and where they doing in that time. However, this trend isn\u2019t only for ordinary people, celebrities from all over the world have participated in this trend, so it was only a matter of time before we start doing one for the most famous royal family in the world, the British royal family.<\/p>\n

While we may have cringed and laughed at our pictures due to our weird hairstyles of fashion sense 10 years ago, I think it\u2019s time to give the same treatment to the Royals and see how much time has changed them over the course of a decade.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let\u2019s start with the most famous of the royal family, Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty has been sitting on the throne for almost 67 years. To be more exact, 6 February 1952 was the date when she took the throne and in the process, she has become the longest reigning monarch in the British Isles. The queen was always a beloved figure and has become an icon across the globe. She has seen immense changes throughout her reign and it is safe to say that she has met with more prominent figures than anyone that is alive today. On this picture that was taken in 2009, we can see Queen Elizabeth meeting the former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Almost a decade later we can see that the Queen is still in great shape despite being 92 years old. Her agenda remains busy throughout the year and her impeccable sense of style hasn\u2019t changed one bit throughout the last decade. On this picture, we can see Queen Elizabeth meeting with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.<\/p>\n

Prince Charles then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Charles, Prince of Wales has been filling the tabloids back in the day with details of his love life. Born in 1948 he was destined to be one of the most famous bachelors when he was young and it was expected that his 20s were filled with adventures. The 1970s were a wild time for him and in 1977 Prince Charles met Diana Spencer, who would later become his wife and thus earning the title of Princess of Wales. They became one of the most famous couples in the world and the entire world was first shocked when she decided to divorce Prince Charles and in 1997 she was tragically killed in a car crash. Prince Charles\u2019 life was full of ups and down so far. In this picture, we can see him meeting with the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama in Normandy, where the 65th<\/sup> anniversary of D-Day was being held.<\/p>\n

Prince Charles now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Prince Charles has settled now and the past 10 years he has been spending his time doing different activities, such as writing books like On the Future of Food<\/em> and also helping fight climate change. He is a vocal advocate of fighting climate change and has used his public persona time and time again to show the dangers that climate change is bringing to our planet.<\/p>\n

Prince William then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Prince William is the Duke of Cambridge. He is next in line after his father for the succession of the throne. He was always the golden boy of the family and always well liked by the media and the people. On this picture, he is seen at the Ham Polo Club players presentation. Life was much simpler for him back then and he also had more hair.<\/p>\n

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Prince William now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Life has changed immensely for the Prince as he got married to Catherine Middleton in April 2011 and they have three beautiful children so far. Prince George has two more siblings, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. As we can clearly see from this picture taken in 2018 that his look has drastically changed (I\u2019m sure you know that I\u2019m talking about his balding hair).<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Prince Harry was always known as the bad boy of the family and being the younger one it seemed that he had fewer responsibilities so he decided to have fun. He was involved in plenty of scandals in his younger years, he was caught cheating at school which is nothing when compared to other stunts that he did on his later years. In 2004 he tried to fight a photographer because he was hit by the camera of a photographer.<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Things have changed mightily for the royal bad boy. After causing plenty of controversies, like playing naked billiard in Las Vegas or publicly kissing his girlfriends, he has turned into quite a man. He went to serve in the military, where he was also stationed in Afghanistan and despite being part of the royal family he refused to be treated any different than any other soldier. He has made a 180-degree turn and now is loved by the people and the media across the world.<\/p>\n

Prince Harry turned heads again when he decided to go public that he was dating the American actress Meghan Markle and on 19 May 2018 they got married in St George\u2019s Chapel that is located at Windsor Castle. Unlike his brother, Harry has turned into a more handsome man over the years and the beard that he is currently rocking, it definitely suits him. Harry has done the #10YearChallenge better than almost anyone and we can\u2019t say that we\u2019re mad about it.<\/p>\n

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Duchess Catherine \u2013 Catherine Middleton then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Catherine Middleton was born in 1982 and she was just an ordinary woman until she met Prince William back in 2001 and they started dating. This has caused her trouble throughout the years because she was being harassed plenty of times by the media and she has threatened on numerous occasions that she would take legal action against the media.<\/p>\n

The couple remained in the public eye and had their ups and downs, where they split for a short period of time back in 2007 but were seen together after a very short period of time. When this picture was taken in 2008 she was still Catherine Middleton.<\/p>\n

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Duchess Catherine now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In a span of 10 years, she went from Catherine Middleton to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the mother of three children that have royal blood and are 3rd<\/sup>, 4th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> in line for the throne. Dutchess Catherine and Prince William got engaged in 2010 and they tied the knot on 29 April 2011. For the past 8 years that she has been part of the royal family she has shown nothing but class. Engaged in charitable work and also a great advocate of mental health, her public image has been nothing short of stellar. We can\u2019t also forget that she has been always praised for her sense of fashion and she can regularly be seen in \u201cbest dressed\u201d lists of different fashion magazines.<\/p>\n

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Duchess Meghan, Meghan Markle then<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Bustle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Born and raised in Los Angeles Meghan Markle was becoming quite the actress and earning a name for herself. Born to a middle-class family she started working as a calligrapher and then started slowly getting small roles on different TV shows. She appeared in shows like CSI: NY<\/em>, Century City<\/em> etc. and was slowly getting noticed as an actress. This picture was part of the commercial that she did for Tostitos<\/em> back in 2009, where her big break as an actress was yet to come, and becoming a Dutchess didn\u2019t occur even in her wildest dreams.<\/p>\n

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Duchess Meghan now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Things have surely changed about Meghan Markel in a decade. First, she got the role that made her famous, playing Rachel Zane<\/em> in Suits<\/em>, back in 2011, a role that gave her fame across the globe. She used her fame to get involved in plenty of charitable projects. However, the biggest change of her life came when she started dating Prince Harry in 2016 and then later married him on 19 May 2018. The couple is now expecting their first child!<\/p>\n

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Duchess Camilla became part of the royal family on 9 April 2005. Many people know that when they were younger they dated and then the relationship ended abruptly in 1973. Many people have said that Camilla was his true love but he couldn\u2019t marry her because some of the palace courtiers had found her to be unsuitable to be the wife of Prince Charles. The affair that happened between Prince Charles and Camilla even during the time that he was married to Princess Diana became public back in 1993.<\/p>\n

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Duchess Camilla now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Source: Popsugar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After her image was restored she started to become more involved in social issues and was more active in public life with her husband. Another interesting fact about her is that she has decided to adopt the title of Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales because that title was associated with Princess Diana.<\/p>\n

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Royal family<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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