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Prince William and Prince Harry turn city brokers for charity day

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11th September 2013
Prince William and Prince Harry took part in the annual BGC partners charity day on Wednesday morning. The annual event is held each year to honour the memory of the 658 employees who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001 and the entire profits are donated to good causes. New father William and brother Harry stepped into the role of traders for the morning…
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Countess of Wessex to visit India and Qatar in support of eye charity ORBIS

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11th September 2013
The Countess of Wessex is to make an official visit to India and Qatar later this month. Sophie will be making the trip from 17 to the 24 of September in support of charity ORBIS, which is a non-profit organisation that works to save sight in developing countries. Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will make a week-long visit to India and Qatar. The wife of Prince Edward will visit the ORBIS Flying Eye…
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Rolf Harris portrait of The Queen 'missing'

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9th September 2013
Since The Queen ascended the throne in 1952, there have been more than 130 official portraits of her by many different artists. However, one royal portrait painted to mark the Queen’s 80th birthday has ‘disappeared’.The painting captured by Australian born Rolf Harris had been on display in many places from the BBC to Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery but now the painting…
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Prince Andrew 'grateful' after police apology

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8th September 2013
Prince Andrew has revealed he is ‘grateful’ after receiving an apology from police officers after he was asked to verify his identity in the gardens of Buckingham Palace earlier this week. “The police have a difficult job to do balancing security for the…
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'Diana' film receives mixed reception from critics after London premiere

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7th September 2013
It is perhaps the most anticipated film of the year, however ‘Diana’ has been given a mixed reception after its London premiere. The film, which stars Australian actress Naomi Watts, is based around Diana, Princess of Wales’s relationship with doctor Hasnat Khan, played by Lost star Naveen Andrews. ‘Diana’ sees Naomi Watts play the iconic Princess. Naomi recently…
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