Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William to train as Air Ambulance Pilot

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7th August 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke of Cambridge will train as an air ambulance pilot before holding a full-time position next year. William will begin a civilian pilot course next month followed by dedicated 999-response training. Upon passing and completion, he will join the East Anglian Air Ambulance based at Cambridge Airport next spring. The new role will be his main job, although it will be taken into…
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FeaturesInsight

Top Ten Upcoming Royal History Books

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6th August 2014
<![CDATA[Before we know it the days will be getting shorter, the dark nights will be setting in earlier and our British ‘summer’ will be over for another year. With this in mind, I have gathered together a list of my top ten royal-related books which will keep you…
Prince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

William, Kate and Harry plant poppies at Tower of London

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5th August 2014
<![CDATA[In a continuation of commemorations to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry today visited The Tower of London. The visit to the Tower was to see the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, which is an installation of poppies in The Tower’s dry moat. The project, hosted by Historic Royal…
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Princess Anne and Family

The Princess Gardener: Anne visits botanic gardens

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3rd August 2014
<![CDATA[It was a green fingered day all around on Wednesday 30th July as The Princess Royal paid a visit to Dawyck Botanic Garden in Peeblesshire. On the informal visit to the garden, Princess Anne was shown around by the curator of Dawyck, Graham Stewart and was informed of the site's history, activities that happen in the present and the future ambitions for the garden. Also present…
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History

History Rewind: The Act of Union 1800 is passed

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1st August 2014
<![CDATA[In this country, you can barely walk anywhere at the moment without hearing the debate concerning whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom and become its own entity. It’s being discussed in pubs, and bars…(actually the only places I go to are pubs and…
The Yorks

Prince Andrew hosts Dojo@Palace

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1st August 2014
<![CDATA[There were young people galore at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 10th July as The Duke of York hosted Dojo@Palace, a coding workshop for youngsters. 60 local schoolchildren were in attendance atThe Queen's London residence and for the duration of the event they were split into two groups. The younger of the two groups were learning how to code using Scratch while the older…
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