British Royals

British royals send messages of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the of Aberfan disaster

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21st October 2016
Today, Friday, 21 October 2016, marks the 50th anniversary since the tragedy in Aberfan where 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives. Four days after the landslide, the Queen and Prince Philip visited the community. Likewise, today, on this sad occasion, the Prince of Wales visited the community to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and those left still grieving. His Royal Highness…
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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates

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22nd September 2016
It has been announced that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates in November. This will be the first time that the pair will have visited all three countries together, although they have made a number of visits to the individual countries since Prince Charles first visited The Sultanate of Oman in 1980. The visit is being made at the…
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History

The Royal Tours of Canada

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21st August 2016
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first…
Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William unknowingly stopped CND protesters from reaching the front pages

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22nd July 2016
It has long been a complaint from some political quarters that the Royal Family should not meddle in politics and be somewhat above that. It would, however, appear that those in the political sphere could contemplate using members of the Royal Family for a political gain or smokescreen. Papers released from the National Archives in Kew relating to how Downing Street proposed to deal with publicity…
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Prince Charles gives royal seal of approval to HMS Prince of Wales

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28th June 2016
As part of his recent visit to Scotland, Prince Charles visited the Babcock Facility in Rosyth and oversaw the final sponson being lowered into position to create the superstructure for HMS Prince of Wales. In a historic moment the Duke of Rothesay, as he is referred to in Scotland, gave the order for the Goliath crane to manoeuvre the massive 570 tonne section into position. This section which…
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