Prince & Princess of Wales

William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra

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24th April 2014
William and Catherine meet a wide range of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the Government House. Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and sailor Jessica Watson; they also met Daniel Keighran, Benjamin Roberts-Smith and SAS Trooper Mark Donaldson, Australia’s three…
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HistoryInsight

Why did Henry VIII seek an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?

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21st April 2014
In 1525, after 18 years of marriage to Catherine of Aragon, daughter to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille, the Spanish king and queen, Henry VIII began to seek an annulment of his marriage. This was not unheard of. In fact, the Pope had previously allowed annulments in multiple cases, including Henry’s own sister, Margaret of Scotland in 1527. However, Henry’s case was not…
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King Charles III

The Prince of Wales’s investiture chair returns home after long journey

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18th April 2014
The Investiture Chair was designed by Lord Snowdon and used by royals and other notable attendees to view Prince Charles as he became the Prince of Wales is now on display at the Imperial Hotel, Llandudno. The wood chair is stained red with a gilt of The Prince of Wales crest and has a red wool padded seat. The chairs were used by over 4,000 royals and dignitaries who attended the investiture…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess bid New Zealand farewell

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16th April 2014
Prince George was not with his parents on their last engagements although he did receive a plush police dog and mock New Zealand Police uniform. Perhaps George too one day will say he wants to be a police officer when he grows up just as his father did when he was a young lad. George has only been seen twice during the first part of William and Kate’s tour, once on the tarmac at Wellington…
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