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Princess Elizabeth and the Summer of 1938

In 1938, 80 summers ago, twelve-year-old Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Margaret, looked forward excitedly to their annual holiday in Scotland during August and September. Only the recent death of their beloved maternal grandmother, the Countess of Strathmore, would mar their visit to Glamis Castle, still occupied for part of the year by their grandfather, the…
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Earl and Countess of Wessex to move out of Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Princess Anne and the Earl and Countess of Wessex will be moving out of Buckingham Palace shortly. The East Wing, which houses the apartments of Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and his wife, will be undergoing renovations under the Buckingham Place repairs. The three, as well as Princess Anne, also have private offices in the wing that is most visible to the public when watching…
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receives congratulations from Queen Elizabeth on birth of her baby

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made history as the first elected leader to take maternity leave. The Prime Minister and her husband, Clarke Gayford, welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world on Thursday afternoon local time. Ardern is also the second world leader to give birth while in office. The other was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990 who in a turn of fate, shares…
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