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Prince of Wales to attend 50th Anniversary reception of the Disasters Emergency Committee

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27th November 2013
The Prince of Wales will attend the 50th Anniversary reception of DEC on 4 December. On 4 December, The Prince of Wales will be in attendance at the 50th anniversary reception of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) at Lancaster house in London where he will meet patrons, volunteers and aid workers who are involved with DEC. According to the DEC website it is comprised of 14 of the UK’s…
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Draft version of King George VI’s first wartime speech hit's the auction block

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25th November 2013
King George VI contemplated declaring war on Germany prior to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in 1939. Sotheby’s will auction off an initial draft of King George VI’s speech in which he tells the country that Britain was ready, willing and able to declare war on Germany. It is the first time in 74 years, that the draft has become available. The speech was the King’s first broadcast…
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Prince Harry finally flies out to Novo, Antartica

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23rd November 2013
After a 48 weather delay, Prince Harry and the Walking With the Wounded Team were finally given the all clear to fly to Novo (Novolazarevskaya Station) the Russian air base located near the edge of the Antarctic on Friday. After a six hour flight, Harry and the team landed…
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Royal composer creates Christmas carol for Her Majesty as he battles cancer

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22nd November 2013
As he battles cancer, Master of the Queen’s Music Sir, Peter Maxwell Davies still plans to compose this year’s Royal Christmas carol. “I’m afraid my illness held me back a bit,” the composer commented in The Telegraph. “It is a little delayed, but this is the last one I will do before I retire as Master of the Queen’s Music in March, so I will try and make it special for a very…
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Sri Lanka: Prince Charles officially opens the CHOGM meeting

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16th November 2013
Prince Charles delivers the opening welcome at the CHOGM in Sri Lanka Friday. Amid the controversy of human rights violations, The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 began in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday. Approximately 3,500 delegates which include the Heads of Government and other officials were in attendance. The meeting had a theme of ‘Growth with Equity: Inclusive…
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