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Norman Hartnell designs for Princess Anne up for auction

Dozens of items from Sir Norman Hartnell’s archives are heading to the auction block, including designs for Princess Anne.  Several sketches, press pieces, and documents from the 1960s and 1970s are going to be auctioned by Ewbank’s Auctions on 11 November. The items were given as a personal gift from the house’s last owner to the vendor.  There are two different…
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Princess Anne carries out investiture

The Princess Royal presided over an Investiture Ceremony at St James’s Palace, awarding Britons for their work in fields including healthcare, justice, and arts and culture. Among those honoured was Claire Horton, the chief executive of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, who was named a Commander of the British Empire for her services to animal welfare. Speaking to the press afterwards, she…
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Princess Anne opens new mental health hospital on Merseyside

The Princess Royal has been carrying out engagements over the past week to recognise the important work of the NHS, and she kicked Monday off on the same note by officially opening a new £21 million mental health facility on Merseyside. Princess Anne toured Southport-based Hartley Hospital, which provides local residents with inpatient mental health care and related community services all in…
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