Queen Elizabeth II

Got a ticket to Paddington? The Queen will be on board

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11th June 2017
If you have purchased a train ticket from Slough to Paddington for 13 June, there is an additional reason why you don’t want to miss your trip; because the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will board the Great Western Railway train to mark the anniversary of a similar trip that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert embarked on 175 years ago. What makes the trip more special is that descendants of the…
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Luxembourg

Who is Prince Félix of Luxembourg?

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3rd June 2017
Prince Félix is the second child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and was born 3rd June 1984 in Luxembourg. He is currently third in the line of succession. He was named after his great-grandfather, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Palma.After his initial schooling in Luxembourg, he boarded at a school in Switzerland before enrolling at the Royal Military Academy in…
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Japan

Emperor Akihito one step closer to abdication

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3rd June 2017
It has been nearly a year since Emperor Akihito appeared on Japanese national television — a rare and auspicious event at the best of times — to announce his wish to abdicate the throne and leave imperial duties to his younger and more able-bodied son, Crown…
Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William lays wreath at FA Cup Final for Manchester victims

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29th May 2017
The tragic events in Manchester have shaken the world. The whole country has come together to mourn the young lives lost in Manchester Arena last Monday, and in football, the grief was just as great. At Wembley, the nation’s biggest football stadium, Prince William joined more than 89,000 fans ahead of the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea in observing a minute’s silence ahead…
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European Royals

President Macron assumes new title-- as Co-Prince of Andorra

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16th May 2017
News footage of the newest French President, Emmanuel Macron, assuming his title as President of France has been awash for the past few weeks, as the youngest leader of France since Napoleon begins to take upon himself the new duties and responsibilities of office. As well as receiving codes for France’s nuclear arsenal and the badge of office as Grand Master of the Légion d’Honeurr…
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