Prince Philip

Happy Birthday Prince Philip! Here are 98 facts about the 98-year-old Duke of Edinburgh

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10th June 2019
1. The Duke of Edinburgh was born as Prince Philip of Greece at his parents’ house ‘Mon Repos’ on the island of Corfu, on 10 June 1921. The house had been the country residence of the British High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands. The family was forced to leave Corfu when the Greek Royal Family was exiled on 3 December 1922, when he was just 18 months old. 2. The Duke is the youngest…
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Queen Elizabeth IIThe Kents

93-year-old Queen & 83-year-old Duke of Kent stand to take salute at Trooping the Colour

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8th June 2019
The Queen was joined by the Duke of Kent as they both stood to take the salute at Horse Guards for Trooping the Colour. The Queen, who is 93-years-old and her cousin, who is 83-years-old, stood for a large proportion of the hour-long ceremony to acknowledge the troops as they paraded the Colour. Her Majesty was also accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of York and Princess…
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State & Ceremonial

Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones & Olivia Colman among those named in The Queen's Birthday Honours

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7th June 2019
Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones and Bear Grylls are among the names who are being recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019. In a honours list which is dominated by ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their communities, there are relatively few famous faces receiving awards this year. Alfie Boe is one such name who receives an OBE for services to music and charity. Mr Boe is…
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Princess Anne and FamilyState & Ceremonial

Princess Anne tasked with sitting next to Jared Kushner at State Banquet

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3rd June 2019
The Princess Royal was seated next to President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the State Banquet held at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening. Different members of The Royal Family were scattered across the room so a royal could be seated between every few guests. Mr Kushner was sat between The Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. Her…
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