British Royals

The Queen to stay at Balmoral to receive new Prime Minister

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31st August 2022
The Queen will receive her new Prime Minister at Balmoral for the first time in her 70 year reign.Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Her Majesty will remain at her Scottish retreat for the transition of power from Boris Johnson to his successor.Earlier this summer, as Mr Johnson confirmed he would be resigning as Prime Minister, it had been indicated that The Queen would make a 1,000…
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British Royals

Gibraltar is told it is a city after all - thanks to Queen Victoria

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29th August 2022
It lost out in the contest to be named a city for the Platinum Jubilee but now Gibraltar has been told it had civic status already – thanks to another Jubilee queen.The UK government has confirmed that Gibraltar was given city status by Queen Victoria but had fallen off the official list of recognised cities. Research in the National Archives showed that Victoria granted the status to…
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British Royals

Why is the Princess Royal called Anne?

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25th August 2022
A is for Anne but why did the Queen’s only daughter end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family?The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of a princess. In August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby girl was born at…
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Belgium

Royal wedding date confirmed as princess makes final preparations for big day

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12th August 2022
The final preparations for one of the biggest royal weddings of the year are now under way with confirmation that Princess Maria Laura of Belgium will marry her fiance on September 10th 2022.Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este announced her engagement to William Isvy at the end of 2021.The couple have now confirmed they will wed at the Cathedral of St Michel and St Gudula in…
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