Prince & Princess of Wales

Kate's Date: Duchess of Cambridge set for day of engagements in London

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13th October 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge will be busy on Tuesday 27th October as she attends not one but two events in aid of two charities that she supports. The first engagement of the day will see the Duchess travel to Islington to meet children and mentors from Chance UK’s early intervention programme. Later on in the day, Kate will make her way to the Victoria and Albert Museum where she will attend…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne helps celebrate Warwick University's 50th anniversary

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8th October 2015
The Princess Royal was in Coventry on Tuesday to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Warwick being awarded the Royal Charter of Institution. In 1965, Her Majesty The Queen granted the charter and the university’s first 450 undergraduates were welcomed to the campus in October of the same year. Princess Anne on a previous engagement to the Open University. Upon her…
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History

Monarchy Rules: a look at Queen Anne

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7th October 2015
Born on 6th February 1665, Anne is a Queen whose reign is often overshadowed by her female forbear Elizabeth I and one of her many successors, Queen Victoria. Both Elizabeth and Victoria reigned for longer than Anne and, during both their tenures, saw dramatic changes occur…
History

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Medieval Matriarch

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6th October 2015
Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak, you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” – Queen Elizabeth I. As the wife of King Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine subsequently became Queen of England in 1152. The couple would go on to have a very large and somewhat dysfunctional family, which included two future Kings of England – Richard I…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry to visit Paignton Rugby Club to present Gold Standard Award

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1st October 2015
Prince Harry will be in Devon on Wednesday 7th October to present an RFU Gold Standard Facilities Award to Paignton Rugby Club. While in Devon, Harry will be checking in on how the RFU’s All Schools Programme, of which he is Patron, is doing and how they are developing greater opportunities for young people to enjoy rugby. Royalty and Rugby: Prince Harry will also visit Sandy Park in…
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