Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen to miss the Commonwealth Games this summer with the younger royals set to carry the baton

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22nd July 2022
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that The Queen will miss the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer, with the 96-year-old monarch enjoying a well-deserved holiday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will represent Her Majesty at the Opening Ceremony of the Games on Thursday 28th July. Their Royal Highnesses will watch the ceremony, with…
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The Kents

The Duchess of Kent and Wimbledon – a complicated relationship 

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9th July 2022
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals every year to hand out the prizes, famously letting Jana Novotna cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as she prefers to be known, has become an uncommon face in the British Royal Family over the years, and very rarely makes public appearances. But, she once was a…
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State & Ceremonial

The party's over - The Queen stands by to appoint the 15th Prime Minister of her reign

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5th July 2022
The party may soon be over for Boris Johnson following a series of high profile ministerial resignations which threaten the collapse of the government. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, both resigned on Tuesday evening, citing no confidence in the Prime Minister. Mr Sunak, one of the UK’s most senior politicians and a close ally of Mr…
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The Kents

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent set to retire from public life 

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16th June 2022
The Daily Telegraph reports that Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are calling time on their many decades of public duties, with an official announcement to follow in the coming days. A spokesperson refused to comment when approached by The Telegraph. Their decision to retire is thought to coincide with Prince Michael’s 80th birthday, which takes place in early July. Prince &amp…
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