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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko to Attend the Late King of Thailand's Funeral

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11th October 2017
It has been confirmed that His Imperial Highness, Prince Akishino of Japan and his wife Princess Kiko will be attending the funerary ceremonies of the late King of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, due to be held from the 26 October. There they will represent Japan as Thailand and the extended global community pay their last respects to Thailand’s longest reigning monarch, and the…
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Inside the Order of the Companions of Honour

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3rd October 2017
One of the lesser known orders awarded by Her Majesty The Queen to deserving subjects and foreign nationals is the Order of the Companions of Honour. The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order, awarded by The Queen as Sovereign of the Order. It is given to deserving…
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Remembering Princess Charlotte of Wales, 200 years after her death

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30th September 2017
The 6th November 2017 marks 200 years since the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales. She was the queen that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her story is so often consigned to a footnote in history. Princess Charlotte was the only child of the…
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King of Tonga Calls for Snap Election

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1st September 2017
In a royal decree yesterday, King Tupou IV of Tonga has dissolved the national parliament and called for a new snap election to be held a year early on 16 November. The sudden decision will be one of the first major tests of the island nation’s young democratic system. The Kingdom of Tonga held its first major democratic elections in 2010, which for the first time saw the majority of seats…
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Taking a look at the Order of Canada

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21st August 2017
The Order of Canada was established by Her Majesty The Queen, as Queen of Canada, as part of the creation of a Canadian honours system unique to the country and the reduction of the use of British honours within the realm. The Order of Canada recognises outstanding…
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The Many Titles of Queen Elizabeth II

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20th August 2017
Her Majesty The Queen, since her birth in 1926, has been granted the use of numerous official and unofficial titles and styles befitting her position as a child of a royal Duke, the heir presumptive to the throne, the spouse of a royal Duke and as Sovereign. Although The Queen is known as, simply ‘The Queen’ or ‘Elizabeth II’ by her subjects, this is an oversimplified version of her royal…
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