Prince & Princess of Wales

The Queen makes Prince William Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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26th January 2020
The Queen has made Prince William Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this year. She appoints someone to represent her as Lord High Commissioner each year at the General Assembly. Her decision comes on the advice of the Prime Minister. Buckingham Palace made the announcement yesterday. As part of William’s role, he will work “to maintain the…
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Prince Charles in the Occupied Palestine Territories and Israel: Day Two

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25th January 2020
The Prince of Wales continued his official visit to the Occupied Palestine Territories on Friday, undertaking engagements in Bethlehem on his first visit to the country. Prince Charles’s day began with a walk through Bethlehem with Muslim and Christian leaders before a visit to the Mosque of Omar, where he learned about its history and signed the visitors’ book – signing his name in…
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European royals in Jerusalem to celebrate the liberation of Auschwitz

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24th January 2020
Several European royals attended a ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The British Royal Family was represented by Prince Charles while King Felipe of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, King…
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Sophie in Sierra Leone: Day Two

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24th January 2020
The Countess of Wessex wrapped up a two-day official visit to Sierra Leone on Thursday, visiting a school in Freetown to see how girls and women are empowered through education in the West African country. Sophie’s trip, as recounted on the Royal Family website, notes…
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Sophie in Sierra Leone: Day One

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23rd January 2020
The Countess of Wessex is in Sierra Leone this week, focusing on “addressing sexual and gender-based violence, supporting survivors, and championing women’s roles in peacebuilding.” The visit, which came at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, sees…
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The Duchess of Cambridge looks 'Forward' with visit to HMP Send

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23rd January 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge visited HMP Send, a women’s prison in Surrey, on the final leg of her 24-hour UK tour; reuniting with women she’d met on a previous visit in 2015 and meeting with new women to discuss the Forward Programme. The scheme, implemented by the Forward Trust, provides “intensive, abstinence-based addiction services in the UK, working across the country to empower people…
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