Prince & Princess of Wales

#RoyalVisitChina Embarrassment for Prince William as elephants forced to perform close to animal sanctuary

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4th March 2015
As he continued his Royal tour of China, Prince William visited an animal sanctuary in Yunnan Province. His visit was marred by embarrassment after it was revealed by Sky News that elephants were being forced to perform for tourists very close to the sanctuary. It was revealed that as Prince William was photographed with an elephant, others just yards away were waiting in enclosures with their…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

#RoyalVisitJP: Day four of Duke of Cambridge’s Far East Tour

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1st March 2015
Day four of The Duke of Cambridge’s Far East Tour had him visit the Tohoku Region in North East Japan to visit the city of Ishinomaki. Ishinomaki is a town, and port found on the eastern Miyagi-ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan. Founded in the 4th century, the city of Ishinokai was a booming rice-shipping port from 1603–1867. The opening of the T?hoku railway in the late 19th…
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Palaces & Buildings

New tower to be added to Westminster Abbey

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26th February 2015
In what some have seen as a landmark decision, the Westminster City Council has granted permission to Westminster Abbey to begin planning for a new stair and lift tower to be constructed at the east end of the church. This project will enable, for the first time, public access to the eastern Triforium of the Abbey. The Triforium is an elevated internal gallery that will be modified into a new…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Duke of Cambridge’s itinerary for Japan and China tour released

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19th February 2015
After it was announced last year that The Duke of Cambridge would be planning on visiting Japan and China in 2015, the itinerary for Prince William’s tour at the end of this month has now been released. At the request of Her Majesty’s Government, The Duke will first travel to Japan on Thursday 26th February, and then depart for China on 1st March. William will then end his tour and depart for…
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