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The Balmoral room chosen by The Queen for a moment of history

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6th September 2022
The Queen has appointed a new UK Prime Minister and, for the first time in her historic reign, the event took place outside London. Liz Truss was asked to form a government during an audience with Her Majesty at Balmoral. And the meeting took place in a room at the heart of this historic royal residence.The Queen appointed the fifteenth premier of her 70 year reign in the Drawing Room at…
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British Royals

The Queen to appoint new Prime Minister at Balmoral today

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6th September 2022
The Queen will appoint the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign at Balmoral later today.Her Majesty will receive Liz Truss, newly elected leader of the Conservative Party, and ask her to form a government.Just moments before, The Queen will receive the outgoing Prime Minister, Boris Johnson when he will formally tender his resignation.Liz Truss was announced as the new leader of the…
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Katherine Parr, reduced to a nursemaid by history, was actually Henry VIII's most successful queen

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5th September 2022
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July 12th1543, his five previous unions and attitude towards marital harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort of England were all but running in…
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British Royals

The Queen to miss the Braemar Games

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2nd September 2022
The Queen is to miss one of the favourite parts of her stay in Scotland.Royal officials have confirmed that Her Majesty won’t attend the Braemar gathering, a staple in her Balmoral diary. The Prince of Wales will be present at the games.It was confirmed on…
Belgium

Relief for a prince as his princess confirms she'd still pick him as a husband

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2nd September 2022
They have been married for decades so it was something of a relief for Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria when his wife confirmed she’d wed him all over again if given the chance.Belgium’s Princess Astrid told reporters she’d change several things about her wedding day but not the man she married. The couple were talking to the press ahead of the marriage of their eldest…
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