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The death of a king in a modern era: how George V's passing was announced to the world

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19th January 2025
It was not an auspicious start to the new year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa England’, as Queen Elizabeth II once called her grandfather, feted during his Silver Jubilee, but long periods of poor health had plagued the King, and he would not live to see February. By 15 January, he was bedridden with a cold from which he’d never recover. His favourite…
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Sophie serves at UK's first social supermarket

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17th January 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh has been shopping, popping into the United Kingdom’s first social supermarket to learn more about food insecurity and the community initiative to help curb it. At Community Shop’s Lambeth location, Sophie saw firsthand how the social…
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Crown Princess Victoria begins next stage of officer training

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16th January 2025
Crown Princess Victoria has begun the next phase of her officer training. The Swedish Royal Court shared new photos of the future queen of Sweden with fellow officers at the Swedish National Defence University and revealed that she has now begun, as of 13 January, the course in basic military strategy. While Crown Princess Victoria has previous military training, spending 2003 at the Swedish…
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The Princess of Wales confirms she is now in remission from cancer

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14th January 2025
The Princess of Wales has said she is now in remission from cancer. In a personal statement released after her first solo public engagement since her diagnosis, Catherine said ”it is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery.” The Princess also revealed she had been treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London where she underwent preventative…
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Princess of Wales pays special visit to Royal Marsden to 'show her gratitude' for cancer support

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14th January 2025
The Princess of Wales has paid a special visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital, commenting as she walked in through the front doors, “coming in the front entrance here, having made so many quiet, private visits, actually it’s quite nice.” The Princess, who announced that she had completed preventative chemotherapy last September for an undisclosed form of cancer, made the visit to thank the…
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