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Prince Charles thanks postal workers for their efforts during the pandemic

The Prince of Wales recorded a heartfelt message to the workers at the Royal Mail, praising them for being “an incredibly important lifeline to us all” amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In a video, shared on the Royal Mail Twitter account on Tuesday, Prince Charles said: “Now, while we are still in the grip of this dreadful pandemic. I want to express once again, my profound appreciation…
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Prince of Wales receives lifetime achievement award for farming

The Prince of Wales has been named Farmers Weekly’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2020 due to his decades-long commitment to agriculture, practical support and ability to bring attention to farming issues, as well as the way he’s always championed innovation in farming. “He cares with a fierce and tireless passion about our smaller family farmers – the small- and medium-sized…
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Royal Residences: A brief history of The Castle of Mey

The story of its purchase featured in The Crown, so learn more about The Queen Mother’s special home here. Where is it located? The Castle of Mey is situated in Caithness on the northern coast of Scotland. It is a four-and-a-half-hour journey from another of the Royal Family’s Scottish residences, Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire.  When was it built and when was it used as a…
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The Prince of Wales praises strength of society throughout these unprecedented times

The Prince of Wales has praised the work of society while dealing with the ongoing pandemic in his annual birthday leader article for Country Life magazine. The Prince, who marks his 72nd birthday on Saturday, wrote, “The strength of our society: its resourcefulness, its compassion and its stoical determination” is praiseworthy and that the nation will need to draw on those same qualities…
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