The Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex hosts lunch at St James's Palace to celebrate the Hockey World Cup

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30th July 2018
The Countess of Wessex hosted a lunch at St James’s Palace on Monday afternoon for her patronage, England Hockey. Her Royal Highness invited representatives from the world of hockey to the palace to celebrate the Women’s Hockey World Cup, which is currently taking place in London. England is still in the competition, with the team taking on Korea on Tuesday in an effort to progress to…
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Queen Elizabeth II

On This Day in 2012: The Queen and James Bond parachute from helicopter

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27th July 2018
Six years ago today, The Queen and James Bond jumped out of a helicopter over the skies of London to mark the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In a short film made for the Olympics Opening Ceremony, Her Majesty made her acting debut at the age of 86 as she welcomed Daniel Craig to Buckingham Palace. The Queen greeted the James Bond actor with the famous words: “Good evening Mr…
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The Yorks

BREAKING: Details of Princess Eugenie's wedding are released

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18th July 2018
Details of Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October have been released by Buckingham Palace. Following in the footsteps of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Eugenie and Jack are inviting 1,200 people from across the United Kingdom to the grounds of Windsor Castle to share the experience of their special day. A palace spokesperson said: “The attendees will view the…
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The Kents

The Duchess of Kent gives an extremely rare interview ahead of Wimbledon

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2nd July 2018
The Duchess of Kent has conducted an extremely rare interview in which she reflects on her love of tennis ahead of the start of Wimbledon. Speaking to the BBC’s Simon McCoy, the Duchess, who prefers to be known as Katherine Kent, spoke of her time as a member of The Royal Family at Wimbledon, and her memories of the occasion, including when she consoled Jana Novotna in the 1993…
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