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Prince Charles says no fossil fuel holding in his private investments and charitable trusts

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28th April 2015
The Prince of Wales has become the latest person to ignore fossil fuel company holdings in both his private investments and charitable trusts. Prince Charles is practicing what he preaches when it comes to climate-related investments. Prince Charles has joined a number of organisations and individuals who are divesting assets relating to oil, gas and coal companies, according to the Financial…
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The Queen pays tribute to Gallipoli Dead at Cenotaph service

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25th April 2015
Her Majesty led a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph Saturday to mark 100 years since the First World War’s Gallipoli campaign. Joining The Queen at the ceremony was The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Cambridge as well as numerous political leaders and military figures.Prince Williams attendance on Saturday was contingent on The Duchess of Cambridge going into labour with their second…
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Crown Jewels in the rough: Alternative royal films you MUST see!

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24th April 2015
‘William, Kate, and George: The New Royals’ gets its UK Premiere on True Entertainment this Sunday. The royals have always been figures of fascination for their subjects – from the intrigue of the early Game of Thrones-worthy battles for the crown, to today’s rather more friendly modern manifestations in which the public jostle for selfies with their favourites. The family has…
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Preview: The Last Days of Charles I

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23rd April 2015
The Last Days… is a new series on Channel 5 which looks at the final moments of the lives of a variety of notorious and infamous characters in history. Tonight’s episode looks particularly at the final days of Charles I, the King who faced Civil Wars, was overthrown by…
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After Richard III: The reign of the Tudor rose

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23rd April 2015
On 26th March, thousands came together to say goodbye to the last Plantagenet King, Richard III. The King’s much-publicised reburial marks the first time since 1485 that the two opposing sides in the Wars of the Roses, the Yorks and the Lancasters have met at Bosworth. However in 1486, the year after the famed battle, the two families met in a very different place. On 18th January, Elizabeth…
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