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The Duchess of Sussex make first official appearance since Archie's birth at Trooping the Colour

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8th June 2019
The Duchess of Sussex has made her first official public appearance since the birth of her son last month. Meghan is attending Trooping the Colour with the rest of the Royal Family to mark the Queen’s official birthday. The duchess was in navy as she rode in the first carriage in the traditional parade that takes the Windsors from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade for the Trooping. Prince…
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The Queen bids farewell to President Trump as US State Visit finishes

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5th June 2019
In the end, they were all smiles. The US State Visit wound to a close in Portsmouth with the Queen bidding a formal farewell to President Donald Trump soon after both had taken part in commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The goodbyes, as is usual with a State Visit, were short. A brief exchange of words, another photocall and the two heads of state parted company…
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'Once more a supreme test has to be faced': George VI's words on D-Day

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5th June 2019
As D-Day took place, King George VI spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire it still retained. His speech was set to inspire, to comfort and to look to the future with determination as World War Two entered a new phase, one which he himself referred to as ‘a fight to win the final victory for the good cause’. As tens of thousands of troops prepared to battle to free Europe from…
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King Juan Carlos bows out of public life

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3rd June 2019
There was one final ovation. On a humid afternoon in early summer, in a place indelibly associated with royalty, King Juan Carlos of Spain stood on a balcony painted in the colours of his country’s flag to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd. They knew they were watching the end of an era. For this would be the king’s last official public appearance. Juan Carlos confirmed he would be…
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