British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

A focus on marine conservation rounds off William and Kate's first full day of Belize tour

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21st March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up their first full day in Belize with a discussion on marine conservation from leading Belizean experts. The royal couple set up a roundtable discussion area on the pier at Hopkins, the small fishing village where earlier in the day they’d taken part in a Garifuna cultural festival. Kensington Palace shared images from their marine conservation…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Jubilee Tours: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Southeast Asia for the Diamond Jubilee

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18th March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to officially visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas next week as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but let’s turn back the clock 1tenyears to their previous Jubilee tour of Southwest Asia. William and Kate visited Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu from 11-18 September 2012. Singapore (11-13 September) Embed…
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International royals

A look at the Tongan line of succession

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18th March 2022
With King Tupou VI celebrating ten years on the Tongan throne, let’s take a look at the succession of this Polynesian country. The Kingdom of Tonga follows the male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning that only legitimate descendants of Tonga’s first king…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's historic visit to China

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16th March 2022
The Queen became the first British sovereign to visit China in 1986, officially visiting the country with the Duke of Edinburgh over a six-day period beginning on 13 October. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Kunming, Guangzhou during their historic trip; viewing the Great Wall of China, the Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors in Xi’an, and…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen makes 'generous' donation to Ukraine humanitarian appeal

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4th March 2022
The Queen has made a ‘generous donation’ to a Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia continues. The Disasters Emergency Committee revealed the donation on March 3rd 2022, tweeting: “Many thanks to Her Majesty The Queen for continuing to support the Disasters Emergency Committee and for making a generous donation to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.” The…
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