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The Duke of York's new patronage

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12th March 2019
The Duke of York has become the patron of the Outward Bound Trust, taking over the role from the Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Beatrice of York has also been elected to the organisation’s Board of Trustees. Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Andrew would be following in his father’s footsteps on Tuesday morning. The Duke of York said, following the announcement, that it was…
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The Queen's Week - in pictures

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8th March 2019
It’s been a week of remembering the past and looking to the future for the Queen. As well as the usual audiences, including her weekly meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, the Queen has celebrated a special anniversary and shown everyone just how social media should really be done. Here’s the Queen’s week, in pictures. Embed from Getty Images The Queen marked a special moment…
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UK museum to return stolen imperial artefact to Ethiopia

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5th March 2019
A museum in Britain has agreed to return strands of hair taken from the body of the Ethiopian Emperor, Tewedros II. The artefacts will be given back to government officials in Addis Ababa after an appeal for their return. The hair is currently in the possession of the National Army Museum which says it’s not releasing any images of the artefact as a matter of respect. It was given the hair…
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The Queen Mother on Wallis Simpson: 'a naughty lady'

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4th March 2019
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep her distance from Wallis Simpson is at the heart of a new TV programme. In ‘Queen Mum: the Reluctant Queen’, her attitude towards the Duchess of Windsor is examined with one letter, describing her as a ‘’naughty lady’’…
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Keeping up with Anne: the Princess Royal's Week

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2nd March 2019
It’s been another busy week for Princess Anne as she supported several of the charities and organisations of which she is patron and then helped welcome another royal family to London. Settle down with a cuppa, you may need it. It’s time to try and keep up with Anne. On February 26th, the Princess Royal attended a Youth Commission Conference in her role as Patron of the Learning and…
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