British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Christmas Trees go up at British royal residences

The British royal residences are beginning to look a lot like Christmas: the Christmas trees have gone up at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, and Kensington Palace as the royals prepared to celebrate the holiday season. The Royal Family Twitter account posted a time-lapse video last week of garland and three Christmas trees going up in the Marble Hall at Buckingham Palace. The Palace notes that…
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Cambridge children gifted with Leicester City kits

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were gifted the Leicester City football kits during their parents’ visit to Leicester yesterday. Prince William, a well-noted Aston Villa fan, joked that “They’ll be fighting over the Leicester and Aston Villa kits, that’s very kind, that’s brilliant,” when he and Kate were presented with the three packages. The deep blue boxes…
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Duchess of Cambridge makes surprise visit to UCL to meet with neuroscientists

The Duchess of Cambridge made a surprise visit to the University College London on Wednesday afternoon, where she visited the Psychology and Language Sciences Division to learn more about their work, especially as it pertains to children. Kate has been hard at work on an Early Years Initiative that is speculated to be revealed in the new year. References to the programme have appeared lately in…
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Duke of Cambridge presents Emma Thompson with Damehood

The Duke of Cambridge presented British actress Emma Thompson with a damehood on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, making her a Dame Commander of the British Empire. The Oscar-winning actress attended the Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace with her husband, fellow actor Greg Wise – who has played Louis Mountbatten on the first two seasons of The Crown – and children, Gaia Wise and Tindy…
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