British RoyalsPrince Philip

Prince Philip sends Telegraph cartoonist a special message for his 30th anniversary

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25th February 2018
Prince Philip sent a note of congratulations to the cartoonist at the Telegraph, Matt Pritchett, who is celebrating 30 years at the newspaper. “Successful cartoonists do not only need to be able to draw, they have to think of subjects to illustrate,” read Prince Philip’s note, which was hand signed. “Matt has shown that he has a genius for both, as well as the ability to think of…
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US congressional candidate tweets racist photo of Meghan Markle

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12th February 2018
Today in racist photos posted on Twitter: a US politician posted one of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement photos with the recently revealed Cheddar Man skeleton superimposed over her face. Paul Nehlen, a Republican running for Congress in Wisconsin, posted the photo to his Twitter page with the caption, “Honey, does this tie make my face look pale?” The Cheddar Man skeleton was…
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The Queen Mother's advice to her daughter is revealed

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6th February 2018
On the 66th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne, a former lady-in-waiting to The Queen Mother and a friend of The Queen has revealed the advice that the Queen Mother passed along to her young daughter. Lady Penn sat down for a Channel 5 documentary series about the Queen’s reign, scheduled to air tonight, and told the interviewer about how The Queen Mother gave her daughter…
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Meghan Markle's new assistant

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25th January 2018
Meghan Markle has a new assistant helping her out in the lead up to her May wedding. Amy Pickerill has been reassigned from her position as senior communications officer for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to help Meghan with her diary and during…
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Okapi at London Zoo Named After Meghan Markle

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18th January 2018
Meghan Markle received an unusual honour when the London Zoo named an okapi after her. Meghan the okapi was born on 9 December at the London Zoo. Her birth was filmed by zookeepers, and her mother’s name is Oni. “We very pleased with how mother and baby are doing,” said zookeeper Gemma Metcalf in a statement. “Oni [the mother] is being very attentive, making sure she regularly licks her…
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