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Members of Royal Family congratulate Team GB & Commonwealth athletes following Olympic success

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22nd August 2016
The Queen has sent a message of congratulations to all of the Team GB athletes following their success at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro. In her message, Her Majesty wrote: “I offer my warmest congratulations to the athletes of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth, for their success at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The outstanding performance…
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British Royals

Royal Family pay tribute to Duke of Westminster who has died at the age of 64

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10th August 2016
Members of the Royal Family have expressed their shock and condolences over the sudden death of the Duke of Westminster on Tuesday. Leading the tributes to the 64-year-old were The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. A spokesperson for the couple said that they were “deeply shocked and saddened” by the sudden death of their friend. Her Majesty The Queen has written a private letter of…
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Meet the new Duke of Westminster

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9th August 2016
It has been announced that the Duke of Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died on Tuesday at the age of 64. A question that many people have been asking is who will succeed the title of Duke of Westminster following His Grace’s untimely passing? The…
Palaces & Buildings

Man arrested after climbing into grounds of Buckingham Palace

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9th August 2016
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after he managed to climb into the grounds of Buckingham Palace by scaling a security fence. Police have said that the man, who is from Croydon, was arrested at 04:15am this morning after being spotted on Palace security cameras.   The police have said that the incident is not thought to be terrorism related, and that the man had been drinking prior to the…
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Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace with knives and a saw has gone on run

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6th August 2016
A man who was arrested outside Buckingham Palace and charged with carrying knives and a wire saw has gone on the run after failing to turn up to court for a hearing. John Bolton, 47, of Banbury in Oxon was arrested just days before Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday in June at Hyde Park Corner on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in public. Bolton was later charged with three counts…
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