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Prince Charles attends parachute drop by 89 year old veteran

<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales attended a commemorative parachute drop by representatives of British, American, French and Canadian Armed Forces, at Ranville. The Drop took place in in two stages: a display by the Red Devils then fifteen minutes later the main jump, that British, Canadian, French and American airborne forces participated in. After the jump The Prince met some of those who took…
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100 days until the inaugural Invictus Games

<![CDATA[Competitors who will compete in the Invictus Games, the international sports event for ‘wounded warriors’ launched by Prince Harry and held in London, have only 100 days of rigorous training on their calendar before the Opening Ceremony on 10 September. L-to-R-Mickaela Richards, Dave Henson. Danni Hampson-Carroll and Susan Cook at Aldershot Military Athletics Stadium on May 30…
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Prince Charles and Camilla to host Canadian reception ahead of tour

<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will hold a reception for Canadians living and working in the UK prior to their upcoming visit to Canada. The reception will take place in the St James's Palace State Apartments, London. Over 100 Canadians will be in attendance at the reception and will include guests from business, sport, entertainment, charity and the media. The…
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History Rewind: King George VI opens Festival of Britain

<![CDATA[On 3 May 1951 King George opened The Festival of Britain at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank. The festival was coordinated to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It exhibited Britain's c past, present, and future contributions to society through the arts, science technology and industrial design. Crowds gathered as the Royal Family made…
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