British Royals

The day the Queen Mother died and the newsreader with a burgundy tie who announced the story

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30th March 2021
Peter Sissons was a BBC newsreader who worked on some of the biggest royal stories of the 20th and 21st centuries in his role as one of the UK’s leading newscaster. His most high profile involvement with royal stories came in 2002 when he was working the BBC on the afternoon that the Queen Mother died. Peter Sissons broke the news of her passing to BBC audiences but did so in a grey suit…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on first State Visit since pandemic

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26th March 2021
The King and Queen of Spain are in Andorra for their first State Visit since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Felipe VI and Letizia arrived in the tiny principality, which neighbours their country, on March 25th 2021 for a two day trip. The couple took part in a formal departure ceremony at Barajas Airport in Madrid ahead of the short journey to the Principality, which nestles in the…
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British Royals

Zara Tindall welcomes her third child

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24th March 2021
Zara Tindall and her husband, Mike, have welcomed their third child, a baby boy. Zara gave birth to her son on March 21st 2021. He weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces and has been named Lucas Philip. The baby boy is a first son for Zara and Mike Tindall who already have two daughters, Mia, 7, and Lena, who is now 2. Lucas Tindall is a tenth great grandchild for The Queen and The Duke of…
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Belgium

King Philippe leads Belgium's commemorations on anniversary of terror attack

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22nd March 2021
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have led tributes to all victims of terrorism on the fifth anniversary of the deadliest attack on Belgian soil. The Belgian monarch took part in an act of commemoration at Brussels Airport on March 22nd 2021, five years after two bombs exploded there. Another bomb went off on the same morning at Maalbeek metro station in the centre of the Belgian capital. Thirty…
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