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Prince Charles was 2016's hardest working royal, followed by Princess Anne

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28th December 2016
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim O’Donovan, now on his 38th year of conducting the survey. A total of 3,725 engagements were performed by the 15 members of the Royal Family classed as working royals within the Court Circular. The total number of engagements…
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Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2016

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25th December 2016
In her annual Christmas Broadcast to citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth, The Queen has said that she draws strength from “ordinary people doing extraordinary things”. She said that volunteers, carers, community workers and good neighbours are unsung heroes in…
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BREAKING NEWS: Queen to miss Christmas Day church service due to illness

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25th December 2016
Buckingham Palace has announced that The Queen will miss today’s Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Christmas Day due to illness. This is the first time in living memory that Her Majesty hasn’t attended the traditional Christmas Day service and is unprecedented. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty The Queen will not attend Church at…
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Zara and Mike Tindall lose their baby

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24th December 2016
A spokeswoman for Zara and Mike Tindall have announced that the couple have lost their baby during pregnancy. Today’s announcement comes just four weeks after the couple revealed how excited they were to be expecting another child. The Queen’s granddaughter was…
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Queen cancels Christmas travel plans

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21st December 2016
The Queen has cancelled her Christmas travel plans to Sandringham today, due to a heavy cold. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have heavy colds, and so have decided not to travel to Sandringham today.” Her Majesty was expected to leave London today by train, however, that will not now happen. The Queen’s security in London and Norfolk…
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Bill English becomes The Queen's 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand

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11th December 2016
Bill English has been named as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand following the surprise resignation of John Key last week. Mr English becomes the 16th Prime Minister to have governed over New Zealand during Her Majesty’s reign. He has previously expressed his support for the continuation of the monarchy in New Zealand. The new Prime Minister will officially be sworn into office later on…
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