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The Duke of Cambridge visits rough-sleeping support charity in Peterborough

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19th July 2020
The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to Peterborough last week to see how a local charity has been supporting the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. William’s visit to Light Project Peterborough was motivated by the opportunity to see “first-hand how a partnership of voluntary, faith, community and public service organisations have worked together during the pandemic to support…
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The prince who might have been King of Ireland

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18th July 2020
Prince Joachim of Prussia may have found himself a king had history worked out differently. Today, on the 100th anniversary of his death, let’s take a look back at the life of the man who might have been King of Ireland. Prince Joachim Franz Humbert of Prussia was born…
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Camilla at 73: 73 facts about The Duchess of Cornwall

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17th July 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall was born Camilla Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947. Her parents were Major Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt.Camilla has two younger siblings: Annabel and Mark (who passed away in 2014).Camilla’s great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was famously a mistress to King Edward VII.Camilla is also the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sir Allan MacNab, a Prime Minister of the Province…
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Duchess of Cornwall officially reopens young carer activity centre in Wiltshire

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15th July 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to the Oxenwood Outdoor Activity Centre in Wiltshire on Wednesday to meet young carers and to re-open the Centre, which had been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Camilla visited her in her capacity as Patron of Community First, a charity that operates across Wiltshire and Swindon to “envisage, create and manage projects to support people and places…
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The complex prince who helped make modern Monaco: the life of Louis II

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12th July 2020
Today, on the 150th anniversary of his birth, let’s take a look back at the life of a complex Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Prince Louis II, who oversaw a period of great cultural strides and dark days for the principality. Prince Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi was born 12 July 1870, the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton. His parents…
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