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  1. Royal wedding among historical records online

    The marriage of a Danish Prince to a cousin of the late queen are among the records added to Scotland's People.

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  2. 2010 Cabinet Records released online

    Scottish Government Cabinet records

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  3. Santa baby found in Scotland's history books

    We've created a 'nice' list of Christmassy names in our records.

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