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The Queen and Prince Andrew conduct a rare joint engagement in London

The Queen was joined by the Duke of York in London this morning for a rare joint mother-son engagement. The monarch and Prince Andrew visited The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to officially open the new Ashworth Centre, and re-open the recently renovated Great Hall. Lincoln’s Inn is a Society for lawyers which houses a number of barristers’ chambers and solicitors’ offices.
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State & Ceremonial

MPs force a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May

British Members of Parliament have triggered a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Theresa May following a backlash against her proposed Brexit deal. 48 Conservative MPs have declared that they have no confidence in Mrs May meaning she will now face a vote of no confidence. The vote will take place this evening with the result being declared by the end of the day. The PM has said that…
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State & Ceremonial

Professor Mary Beard offers to teach the Cambridge children Latin as she collects damehood from Buckingham Palace

Professor Mary Beard collected her damehood from Buckingham Palace on Friday at an investiture hosted by the Duke of Cambridge. As she collected her honour, Dame Mary told Prince William that she would be happy to teach Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Latin. Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Dame Mary said: “I hope he was listening. Of course, he was very polite…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles and President Trump to finally meet on Wednesday at President Bush's funeral

Clarence House has announced that the Prince of Wales will travel to Washington on Wednesday to represent The Queen at the state funeral of President George H.W. Bush who died last week. Prince Charles will join dignitaries from across the world, including the King & Queen of Jordan and current US President Donald Trump. This will likely mark the first meeting between President Trump and the…
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