Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen’s Medal for Music 2013 gets stamp of approval

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8th January 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen has awarded operatic baritone and director Sir Thomas Allen CBE the honour of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2013. The accolade began in 2005 and “is awarded to an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on the musical life of the nation,” according to a release by the Palace. Sir Thomas in the ninth recipient of the honour…
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Why does The Queen love Sandringham?

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6th January 2014
<![CDATA[It is at this time of the year that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh stay at Sandringham, but why does The Queen likes it so much? The story of the royal connection begins in 1862. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, was looking for a country home for his eldest son Albert Edward, Prince of Wales before his twentieth birthday. The idea was to find a healthy retreat for his…
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How to get tickets to Trooping the Colour

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1st January 2014
<![CDATA[Happy New Year. For Royalists, the New Year doesn't just mark a change of calendar, it marks the start of the short window and long battle to get tickets to the annual Queen's Birthday Parade: Trooping The Colour. Tickets for Trooping The Colour are…
State & Ceremonial

Queen's workload continues to drop as royal engagement figures are released

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31st December 2013
The Times has published its annual letter from Tim O’Donovan detailing the number of engagements undertaken by members of the Royal Family in the past year. In his annual survey of the Royal Family’s engagements, Mr O’Donovan noted, “After the busy Diamond Jubilee year it is not surprising that members of the Royal Family carried out fewer official duties in…
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Prince William to undertake Cambridge University Agricultural Management course

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30th December 2013
The Duke of Cambridge is set to undertake a 10-week course in Agricultural Management at the University of Cambridge in the New Year, Kensington Palace has announced today. Cambridge University. William’s father, Prince Charles, graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1970. The course, which has been organised by the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, has been arranged…
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