Queen Elizabeth II

Queen sends Christmas wishes to veterans

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24th December 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen has sent her Christmas wishes to veterans of the British Armed Forces. Her Majesty sent the message to the ABF, The Soldiers’s Charity, of which she is patron , who contacted Her Majesty at the beginning of their campaign to help homeless veterans this Christmas with The Evening Standard, who first reported on The Queen’s message. The Independent is also in…
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Palaces & Buildings

Emergency repairs to Henry VIII’s Otford Palace to be considered by council

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23rd December 2014
<![CDATA[Sevenoaks District Council is currently in talks about what can be done to help preserve and repair the Tudor palace at Otford. The council technically owns the Grade I building, and is in the search for a number of surveyors to determine the extent of the repairs needed to the sixteenth century palace. Civic leaders have been pressured under much criticism, most notably from a number…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry shares thoughts and photos from recent trip to Lesotho

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18th December 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Harry recently returned from his five-day trip to Lesotho, where he viewed the construction and development of Sentebale's new Mamohato Children's Centre. The new facility will add four-fold the number of at risk children Sentebale can assist through healthcare and education. Using the existing Camp Mamohato programme, the Centre will afford emotional and psychological…
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FeaturesOpinion

Buckingham Palace's first Royal Cookbook: Royal dining for the domestic kitchen

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16th December 2014
<![CDATA[Christmas came early as, to my sheer joy and pure delight, the perfect little white puffy package was waiting for me in the mailbox, straight from the gates of Buckingham Palace. After months of anticipation, I carefully opened the package to find my very own copy of the Palace's first official cookbook, A Royal Cookbook – Seasonal recipes from Buckingham Palace. I would not…
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