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The story of Lord Ivar Mountbatten - the Queen's cousin who is the first openly gay royal

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28th November 2020
In September 2016, Lord Ivar Mountbatten became the first member of the extended British Royal fam­ily to openly come out as gay. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday at the time of his disclosure, Lord Ivar said: “Being a Mountbatten was never the problem it was the generation into which I was born. When I was growing up, it was known as ‘the love that dare not speak its name’, but…
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The Duchess of Sussex reveals she has had a miscarriage

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25th November 2020
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage earlier in the year. Writing in the New York Times, Meghan wrote: “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.” Meghan said that “loss and pain have plagued every one of us in 2020”. It was in July this year when the Duchess felt a “sharp cramp” and was admitted to…
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A pigeon is renamed after The Queen to mark her 73rd wedding anniversary

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20th November 2020
A rescued pigeon has been renamed in honour of The Queen to commemorate the occasion of her 73rd wedding anniversary to the Duke of Edinburgh. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) have called the pigeon Elizabeth in the hope that the gift will encourage The Queen to end her participation in pigeon racing. Animal rights group Peta say that pigeon racing is cruel and that Her…
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Plans for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee are being kept a closely guarded secret - but there probably won't be another pageant on the River Thames

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12th November 2020
Plans for The Queen’s milestone Platinum Jubilee in 2022 are being kept a closely guarded secret, however, fans of river pageants may be disappointed as it seems unlikely there will be a repeat of the scenes we saw on the River Thames in 2012. Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Oliver Dowden, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Culture, appeared to rule out another…
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