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The Queen appoints new members to the Order of the Garter

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27th February 2019
It is the oldest Order of Chivalry in Britain, linking the 21st century with the medieval era and today it got new members. Buckingham Palace has announced that the Order of the Garter is to welcome two new appointments. Dame Mary Peters, the Olympic gold medallist who has gone on to help thousands of young people into sport, is made a Lady Companion of the Order. The Marquess of Salisbury, who…
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The Favourite scoops just one Oscar

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25th February 2019
Olivia Colman has won the Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 91st Academy Awards for her part as Queen Anne in The Favourite. She picked up her first Academy Award at the ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre. Colman walked away with The…
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Five royal roles that won Oscars

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24th February 2019
The Academy Awards take place in Hollywood tonight with Olivia Colman in the running for Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. If the British star does pick up the Oscar (and she has to get past the mighty Glenn Close to do that) then she’ll…
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Keeping up with Anne: the Princess Royal's week

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24th February 2019
It started in London and ended in Paris and in between, there were stops in Scotland and the Midlands. The Princess Royal’s week has seen her carry out engagements linked to a number of causes close to her heart including horse riding and rugby. Here’s a look back at what the past seven days have brought for Anne. The Princess Royal began her week with a discussion about the impact…
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The Duke of Sussex presents Royal Marines with their green berets

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21st February 2019
The Duke of Sussex, Captain General of the Royal Marines, handed the regiment’s coveted Green Beret to soldiers in Devon on Wednesday as he watched them complete their arduous commando training. Prince Harry was in Bickleigh near Plymouth to present the berets to two dozen Marines at the end of their final training exercise, a 30 mile trek across Dartmoor. The Duke of Sussex headed out on to…
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The royal bride dressed by Karl Lagerfeld

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19th February 2019
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion supremo who has died at the age of 85. Embed from Getty Images Charlene and Albert’s civil wedding took place on July 1st…
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