British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace offers £30,000 to manage The Queen's Twitter account

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13th February 2017
A job advertisement was placed on The Queen’s official website earlier this week, seeking to hire a digital communications officer. The role will be full time with the new digital communications officer starting their term working for Buckingham Palace in March this year. The expected salary for the position is set at £30,000 a year. What will the role consist of? The new digital…
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British RoyalsHistoryQueen Elizabeth II

The history of Her Majesty's Blue Sapphire Jubilee

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6th February 2017
God save our gracious King…This famous anthem has potential to invoke trips down memory lane and possibly create aristocratic fantasies in the minds of those that sing it with pride. However, one of the greatest Monarchs in British history is not someone who had the dream of Sovereignty. Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George originally of Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, originally of…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles turns app developer

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4th February 2017
Rural farmers in India can now market and transport their crops at a click of a button, thanks to a new application unveiled by Prince Charles at the annual gala dinner of the British Asian Trust (BAT) in London. The Digital Green App, part of the BAT’s Rural…
International royalsJapan

Emperor to enjoy brief rest following fever

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2nd February 2017
Although the Emperor of Japan is afforded no political powers by the Japanese Constitution, he still must attend to numerous other ceremonial duties, such as his opening of the Japanese National Diet earlier this year. Many of these are purely ceremonial, maintained out of a sense of cultural tradition that links modern Japan with its past. Unfortunately, however, it would seem that His Imperial…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry reveals he misses army life

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24th January 2017
It was a career that became a passion, and Prince Harry still feels nostalgic about it. Officer Cadet Wales, as he was known when he first joined the Army in 2005, has revealed that he misses “black humour” and camaraderie of army life, as he spoke to a group of…
International royalsJapan

Emperor Akihito opens Japanese National Diet

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22nd January 2017
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan, opened the Japanese National Diet this Friday. Reading a prepared speech within the upper assembly, it marks Japan’s 189th Ordinary Session since the first Imperial Diet was opened by Emperor Meiji on 29 November 1890. In accordance with the Japanese Constitution, it is one of the Emperor’s numerous duties to formally open the Japanese…
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