The Yorks

Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie attendNot forgotten Association garden party

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Princess Eugenie yesterday attended the annual Not forgotten Association (NFA), Garden Party held at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty made her son host, allowing her to slightly scale back on her royal duties. Embed from Getty Images In 1919, American-born, European-educated soprano, Marta Cunningham visited a local…
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Sweden

Godparents for Prince Oscar announced

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, the second child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, will be christened at the royal chapel in Drottningholm Palace tomorrow. The palace chapel is where many Swedish royals are baptized, including Oscar’s older sister…
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Garden party brings out the royals

The last garden party of the season was held yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Royal Central mentioned this party when we discussed the 23 -member team who was available for the births of Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Two of these team members, Prof. Teoh and Dr. Bray received an invitation and chatted with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It seemed nearly every royal made an appearance…
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International royals

Duties for Emperor and Empress of Japan to be reduced

The number of audiences and meetings attended by Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko held at the Imperial Palace are to be significantly reduced within the next year, it was reported by a Japanese news agency last week. Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will undertake some of these duties instead. The official duties will be reduced to about ten, as reported by the…
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The Edinburghs

Countess of Wessex to open school for autistic children

On Thursday, the Countess of Wessex will officially open LVS Oxford in Begbroke. Opened in September 2014, this school serves and meets the needs of 48 children on the autism spectrum. The Countess has been Royal Patron of the National Autistic Society, (NAS), since August, 2003 when she took over the position from the Princess Royal. NAS is the a leading UK charity for autistic people (including…
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