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Looking back at the birth of Lady Louise: a medical emergency with a happy ending

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8th November 2021
Though today Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor celebrates her 18th birthday, on the day of her birth in 2003, there was a medical emergency surrounding the event. The Countess of Wessex was not expecting to give birth until early December when she began to experience cramps at Bagshot Park, her residence in Surrey. She called for help and was transferred by ambulance to Frimley Park Hospital…
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British Royals

The Queen's nephew: looking back at the birth of David Armstong-Jones

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3rd November 2021
Today David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, celebrates his 60th birthday. He is the first child and only son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, and at the time of his birth, was fifth in line to the British throne. Given his glamorous parents and close proximity to The Queen, his birth was covered with the usual pomp by British papers. On 25 May 1961, Kensington Palace…
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Princess Sofia speaks out on cyberbullying

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2nd November 2021
Princess Sofia of Sweden spoke out against cyberbullying at the #nejtillnäthat 2.0 organised by the Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia Foundation on Monday. At the event, taking place at Fotografiska in Stockholm, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip invited…
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Prince William meets Earthshot winners as he helps connect them with market leaders

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1st November 2021
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted a reception for the eco-conscious key players of their respective environmental initiatives on the first night of COP26. The royals, who are in Glasgow for COP26, met with some of the key members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Winners and Finalists of the first Earthshot Prize. The…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary visits Burkina Faso

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1st November 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark paid an official visit to Burkina Faso last week, joining the Minister for Development Aid on a trip to highlight girls’ and women’s health. The Danish royal visited the Sahel region of the western African nation from 27-29 October…
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ICYMI: Prince Charles praises British Council’s ‘impressive’ new Stratford HQ

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1st November 2021
Before he headed to Rome for the G20 Summit and Glasgow for COP26, last week, The Prince of Wales visited the new British Council headquarters in London to learn more about their cultural relations programmes both within the UK and abroad. The British Council moved into its new facilities in Stratford, London, last summer, though Prince Charles—who is Vice-Patron of the British Council—was…
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