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THE ROYALS AT CHRISTMAS
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THE ROYALS AT CHRISTMAS

Festive celebrations for the Royal Family were certainly very different in 2021, the Queen’s first Christmas without her late husband by her side. We look back at how they spent their holiday season - and reveal how the Duchess of Cambridge left TV viewers ‘speechless’ with her ‘touching and mesmerising’ piano performance at a Westminster Abbey carol concert...

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PRINCESS ANNE ATTENDS HER SIXTH SOVEREIGN MILITARY PARADE
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PRINCESS ANNE ATTENDS HER SIXTH SOVEREIGN MILITARY PARADE

Princess Anne recently attended her sixth Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst on behalf of the Queen. The Princess Royal, who received the appointments of General and Air Chief Marshal to mark her 70th birthday in August 2020, reviewed the officers during her visit.

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Gardening Time For The Queen And Prince Charles
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Gardening Time For The Queen And Prince Charles

A roundup of the very latest Royal news and happenings, including the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament and the Princess Royal on the Isle of Wight!

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Issue 51
Prince Charles And Camilla: Celebrating 100 Years Of Northern Ireland
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Prince Charles And Camilla: Celebrating 100 Years Of Northern Ireland

Prince Charles travelled to Northern Ireland recently in company with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. It was their first visit to the region during its centenary year, and though it was just a short two-day tour they still managed to fit in a great many public appearances…

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Issue 51
A PARED-DOWN STATE OPENING
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A PARED-DOWN STATE OPENING

As the UK continued with its cautious exit from lockdown in May of 2021, so too did Royal Family members begin making a return to in-person duties. On May 11th the Queen attended the historic State Opening of Parliament – albeit a reduced one on account of coronavirus restrictions.

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Issue 51
A Royal Train Tour For The Cambridges
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A Royal Train Tour For The Cambridges

Just before Christmas the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited ten stops accross England, Scotland, and Wales over the course of their 1,250-mile tour of Britain. It was the couple’s firstever ride on the Royal Train, after they were given full permission from the Queen…

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Issue 49
Royals Bring Some Festive Support
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Royals Bring Some Festive Support

Prince Charles and Camilla continue to be among the busiest of the Royals and even with the country in the grip of a pandemic, they donned their face masks for a number of pre-Christmas public engagements, including a trip to The Ritz, a key vaccination centre and a very busy post office…

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Issue 49
A POIGNANT CEREMONY REMEMBERING THE FALLEN
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A POIGNANT CEREMONY REMEMBERING THE FALLEN

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. However, in 2020 the pandemic forced the Royal Family to commemorate Remembrance Day in a very different fashion…

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Issue 49
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THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN A SERVICE OF ROYAL REMEMBRANCE

In August the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a national service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day…

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Issue 48
THE DUCHESS ATTENDS A MOTHER'S MEETING
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THE DUCHESS ATTENDS A MOTHER'S MEETING

ROYAL NEWS

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Issue 48
A Royal English Country Garden
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A Royal English Country Garden

WELCOME TO THE NEWLY RE-OPENED EAST TERRACE GARDEN AT WINDSOR CASTLE

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Issue 48
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A RECIPE FOR A GREAT DAY OUT THE GREAT ROYAL BAKE OFF!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge helped to knead dough as they visited London’s famous Beigel Bake in Brick Lane. The busy Royals also took a trip to Barry Island in Wales to highlight how communities had coped during the Covid-19 pandemic…

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Issue 48
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A BEACON OF LIGHT ARISE SIR TOM!

An unlikely hero who emerged at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Captain Tom Moore has now become Captain Sir Tom Moore at the grand old age of 100!

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Issue 48
Royals In The Emerald Isle - The Cambridges In Ireland
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Royals In The Emerald Isle - The Cambridges In Ireland

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently visited Ireland for a three-day royal tour highlighting the country’s cultural connections to the United Kingdom and taking them through Dublin, County Meath, County Kildare, and Galway…

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Issue 47
ROYALS TAKE THE BUS!
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ROYALS TAKE THE BUS!

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla did not let the rainy weather dampen their spirits at the beginning of March when they took an eco-friendly double-decker bus to the Transport Museum in London.

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Issue 47
PRINCE CHARLES IN WALES
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PRINCE CHARLES IN WALES

Prince Charles recently spent the day in Wales, a whirlwind trip that took in a train factory, Aston Martin, a visit to a Marie Curie hospice and the British Airways Maintenance Centre. His Royal Highness also met with local residents and businesses impacted by recent flooding in the town of Pontypridd…

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Issue 47
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THE ROYALS AT CHRISTMAS

The Royal Family always spend Christmas and New Year at Sandringham House, the Queen’s country estate in Norfolk. And as usual, hundreds of well-wishers gathered to watch the Royals arrive and depart the main 11am Christmas Day service…

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Issue 46
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PRINCE CHARLES VISITS JAPAN

Prince Charles was in Japan on Oct. 22 and 23 of 2019 to attend Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony in Tokyo, which took place the first day the Prince of Wales was there.

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Issue 46
A Royal Family Tour To South Africa
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A Royal Family Tour To South Africa

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently began their first overseas tour as a family, taking five-month-old Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to South Africa in a programme designed to cover their favourite charitable causes and boost Britain’s relationships abroad…

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Issue 45
North Of The Border - The Scottish Duke
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North Of The Border - The Scottish Duke

Prince Charles is known as The Duke of Rothesay when visiting Scotland, and the UK’s northernmost country is a destination that has featured in his travels quite a lot recently, as we report here…

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Prince Harry Teams With Rugby Hero
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Prince Harry Teams With Rugby Hero

Prince Harry warmly embraced former Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas recently, as the pair joined forces to highlight the importance of being tested for HIV.

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Issue 45
Let The Ceremonies Begin… Back To Work For Her Majesty
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Let The Ceremonies Begin… Back To Work For Her Majesty

The Queen recently returned to Royal duties after a well-earned summer break in Balmoral, and her hectic round of early engagements included the State Opening of Parliament and a service to mark the 750th anniversary of the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey…

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Issue 45
The Guests
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The Guests

When a Hollywood actress gets married to one of the most famous young British Royals you just know that the guest list at the wedding is going to feature some very big celebrities, and this certainly proved to be true on this occasion…

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Issue 36
The Duke & Duchess Of Sussex
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The Duke & Duchess Of Sussex

As is traditional, Her Majesty the Queen has conferred a new title on Prince Harry and his new bride Meghan. In this case it is one that has not been used for over 175 years, and Meghan will become the first ever Duchess of Sussex…

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Issue 36
Your Carriage Awaits
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Your Carriage Awaits

It was a case of love and carriage for Prince Harry and his new bride as they swept down from Windsor Castle in their open-top Landau carriage, to rapturous cheers from the gathered crowds…

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Issue 36
The Nation Celebrates
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The Nation Celebrates

As temperatures reached 22C and nearly all of the UK basked under glorious blue skies, Britain’s towns and cities thronged with party-goers hoping to soak up the Royal Wedding atmosphere! CelebratesTHE NATION As temperatures reached 22C and nearly all of the UK basked under glorious blue skies, Britain’s towns and cities thronged with party-goers hoping to soak up the Royal Wedding atmosphere!

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Issue 36
The Reception
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The Reception

After the ceremony, it is customary for the bride and groom to have a reception to spend time with guests and well-wishers. Prince Harry and Meghan enjoyed not one, but two wedding receptions, and both were truly amazing!

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Issue 36
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Separation And Divorce

It was news that stunned the world, even if the tabloids had long claimed the Royal marriage was in trouble. On August 28, 1996, Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced…

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Issue 31
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Back In The Public Eye

Princess Diana emerged from her divorce with a new style, a new crusade (banning land mines), and a new love…

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Issue 31
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Death Of A Princess

The life of Princess Diana came to an end just after midnight on the morning of August 31st, 1997 in a tragic accident that could so easily have been avoided…

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