The Yorks

Princess Eugenie reopens RNOH unit where she had surgery as a child

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2nd April 2014
<![CDATA[ Princess Eugenie of York, Patron of the RNOH Charity’s Redevelopment Appeal, visited the hospital on Wednesday to formally open its new state-of-the-art Children’s High Dependency Unit. “It’s wonderful to come back and see the new Unit, and the fantastic work the RNOH Charity has done,” The Princess commented via The Duke of York’s Twitter. In 2002, The…
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Insight

Victoria Arbiter: Living at Kensington Palace

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2nd April 2014
<![CDATA[People often ask me what it was like living at Kensington Palace and, in the past, I’ve responded in a somewhat blasé fashion. However, the passage of time has given me the opportunity to appreciate what a truly unique experience it was. Much as the…
Interviews

Lucy Worsley speaks to Royal Central about upcoming BBC series

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1st April 2014
<![CDATA[Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, English historian, author and TV presenter. Dr Worsley recently agreed to an interview for her upcoming series: Hanoverians: The First Georges which will air on BBC Four this month. The First Georgians presenter portrait. First of all let me thank you for taking the time and say what an honour it is to interview you. No way!
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Sir Peter Cosgrove sworn in as Australia's new Governor-General

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30th March 2014
<![CDATA[Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC was sworn in as Australia's 26th Governor-General on the 28th March, after the retirement of Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO. Sir Peter was sworn in to his new position by Chief Justice Robert French in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House. The ceremony took place in front of his wife, Lady Cosgrove, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the…
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The Queen paid tribute to the eyewitnesses of history

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28th March 2014
<![CDATA[ They are the men who have been on hand at some of the most pivotal moments in royal history. Among their number are those who took King John to sign the Magna Carta, or who carried Anne Boleyn on her coronation day. In modern times, they were at the heart of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and they are asked to accompany the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London and back at the…
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