British Royals

The Queen's Green Canopy: getting ready to plant a tree for the Jubilee

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20th September 2021
An ambitious project to leave a lasting legacy for the Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, is already under way. The Queen’s Green Canopy was launched earlier in 2021, encouraging everyone to ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee.’ Everyone from individuals to organisations and community groups, is being asked to plant a tree to mark the long…
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The Kents

Princess Alexandra pays tribute to medical work during the pandemic

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17th September 2021
Princess Alexandra has met medics who have used their experiences of the pandemic to create an artwork. The Queen’s cousin spent the afternoon of September 16th 2021 at a reception for the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity. The charity supports the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals in their work against heart and lung disease. It helps provide treatments and…
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British Royals

Prince Philip's will to remain private

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16th September 2021
The last will and testament of the Duke of Edinburgh will remain private. The decision was made at the High Court in London on September 16th 2021. It means there will be no public access to his will for at least ninety years. The will will remain private to protect…
Features

A regal date for royal beginnings

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15th September 2021
There’s a day in early autumn which has rather regal tinges right now. It’s when three of Europe’s best known royals celebrate their birthday while the continent’s longest reigning king marks the beginning of his rule on the same date. But while the Duke of Sussex, Queen Letizia of Spain and Prince Daniel of Sweden will blow out candles on September 15th and King Carl XVI…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel of Sweden's year, in photos

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15th September 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrates his birthday on September 15th and he’s got an eventful year to look back on. Olof Daniel Westling was born on September 15th 1973, the same day that his father-in-law became King of Sweden. Daniel married Crown Princess Victoria…
Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen pays tribute to those lost on 9/11 in special message marking the 20th anniversary of the attacks

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11th September 2021
The Queen has sent a special message to the President of the United States as the world marks 20 years since the terror attacks of 9/11. In her message, Her Majesty pays tribute to the ‘resilience and determination of the communities who joined together to rebuild” and she tells Joe Biden that the thoughts of ”the entire nation” remain with those impacted by the…
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