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Duke of Cambridge hosts special garden tea party at Buckingham Palace for NHS staff

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5th July 2021
The Duke of Cambridge thanked National Health Service staff for their “extraordinary” work this year at a tea party at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon. In honour of the NHS’s 73rd anniversary, the tea was hosted by William amidst a day of celebrations for the NHS and its workers after the past year-and-a-half battling the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first garden party held…
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The Duchess of Cambridge prepares strawberries and egg sandwiches for the Wimbledon spectators

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2nd July 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge paid her first official visit to this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament on Friday, watching two matches and visiting the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Kate first watched a men’s doubles match with Wimbledon Chief Executive Sally Bolton and former tennis player Tim Henman at one of the outer courts. There, she watched as Brits Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares defeated…
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Diana, 60 Years: The church where Diana was christened

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1st July 2021
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would later join. Let’s take a look at the history of this historic church. St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham is listed as a Grade II building, meaning that…
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What is a royal ship sponsor?

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30th June 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge was announced as the new Royal Navy vessel HMS Glasgow’s sponsor while The Queen is in Scotland for Holyrood Week. Kate will be the latest in a long line of royal women who have acted as Sponsors for the Royal Navy, so let’s take a look at some of the most famous examples. To be named a ship’s Sponsor is a huge honour for the women in the Royal Family. It…
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