State & Ceremonial

Jacinda Ardern swears alliance to The Queen as she is officially appointed New Zealand's PM

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26th October 2017
Jacinda Ardern has officially taken up the office of Prime Minister as she swore alliance to Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony which took place on Thursday morning. Jacinda Ardern has sworn the oath and is now officially the PM of NZ. pic.twitter.com/U5NuVXAYf2 — Laura Walters (@WaltersLaura) October 25, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Her Majesty couldn’t be at the ceremony in…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen shows her playful side as she squeezes a fireman's horn

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23rd October 2017
The Queen showed her playful side on Monday morning during a visit to HMS Sutherland as she couldn’t resist squeezing a fireman’s horn. Her Majesty met the crew of a Wildcat Helicopter who recently returned from the Caribbean after dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Some of the crew members wore old-fashioned horns on their uniforms. The 91-year-old Monarch squeezed one of the…
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Features

BBC Newsreader demonstrates sarcasm at its finest when announcing Royal Baby due date

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17th October 2017
The BBC’s Simon McCoy has reached ‘peak Simon McCoy’ according to social media users after he announced the Duchess of Cambridge’s due date in a manner that only he could get away with. This BBC Breaking News alert where @BBCSimonMcCoy announces when Kate Middleton is having her birthday is PEAK SIMON MCCOY pic.twitter.com/GKb4nQOp7J — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) October 17…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge's uncle is charged with assaulting his wife

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13th October 2017
The Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, has been charged with assaulting his wife. The 52-year-old, who lives in Marylebone, was arrested in the early hours of Friday after a suspected incident involving domestic violence occurred outside of his home. Scotland Yard has confirmed that Mr Goldsmith has been charged with assault by beating and has been released on bail. Mr Goldsmith, the…
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