The Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex joins Ant & Dec to officially open new NHS Nightingale Hospital in Sunderland

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5th May 2020
The Countess of Wessex was joined by television duo Ant and Dec on Tuesday morning as Her Royal Highness officially opened the new NHS Nightingale Hospital North East in Sunderland. The 55-year-old royal joined proceedings virtually via videolink from her home in Bagshot Park. In a speech to commemorate the opening, the Countess said: “Sunderland has been close to my heart for some…
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The Sussexes

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex's biography to be published by Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate

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3rd May 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming biography ‘Finding Freedom’ is to be published by Harper Collins – a company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate News Corp. Media mogul Murdoch also owns The Sun newspaper, a British tabloid which Harry and Meghan are refusing to communicate with following their departure from The Royal Family. Harper Collins…
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The Kents

Why is Princess Michael of Kent not called Princess Marie Christine?

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3rd May 2020
Marie Christine von Reibnitz has been a member of the British Royal Family for over 40 years, and even though she doesn’t carry out official royal engagements, she is a well-known figure, not least because of some of her highly publicised controversial actions in the past. Marie Christine is better known as Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent…
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British RoyalsHistoryPrince & Princess of Wales

On This Day in 2015: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge was born

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2nd May 2020
On Saturday 2 May 2015, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their second child, a baby girl, Princess Charlotte. Charlotte was born at 08:34 at St Mary’s Hospital in London. The Princess weighed 8lbs and 3oz. Embed from Getty Images The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. In a press release, the royal family said: “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The…
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