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Number 1... Fire! - A guide to royal gun salutes

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10th July 2014
<![CDATA[A Royal Gun Salute indicates a special royal occasion. Salutes are fired from specific locations in London and other official places in the United Kingdom. Military saluting stations are London, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Cardiff and Hillsborough Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland. In London, salutes are fired in Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at…
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The Yorks

Princess Eugenie watches tennis-star namesake at Wimbledon

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5th July 2014
<![CDATA[Princess Eugenie of York was in the Royal box at Wimbledon this afternoon watching her tennis-playing namesake Eugenie Bouchard from Canada take on Petra Kvitova in the women's grandslam finals on centre court. Joined by long-term boyfriend Jack Brooksbank on her left and along with the wife of the Chairman of the All England Club, Gill Brook on her right, the decision for Her…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles and Camilla: Day three in Wales

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3rd July 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall paid tribute to Wales’s coal mining past during a visit to Senghenydd on Thursday morning as part of their tour of Wales. The Royal couple laid a wreath at the foot of the Welsh National Mining Memorial, before touring and officially opening the Aber Valley Heritage Centre. The Wales National Mining Memorial is dedicated to all miners who…
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Palaces & Buildings

Historic Royal Palaces: The Orangery at Kensington Palace

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2nd July 2014
<![CDATA[Next in the Historic Royal Palaces series, we take at look at Kensington Palace's Orangery… In 1704, Queen Anne decided that Kensington Palace was to have a greenhouse. Not just a simple greenhouse to care for her citrus trees during the bitter winter but one crafted in a refined and sophisticated style. With this in mind, The Orangery at Kensington Palace would begin…
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