The Kents

Princess Alexandra opens new wing at the 'Queen Vic'

On Tuesday, Princess Alexandra paid a visit to the famous Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest. Affectionately known as ‘Queen Vic’, she opened the building’s newest expansion – the Simco Wing, added in time for the Queen Vic’s 175th anniversary. Princess Alexandra pictured here 11th September 2014. The Simco Wing cost £1.2 million to construct, and is named after the…
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History

Mary, Queen of Scots festival to be held in Kinross-shire

She is one of the most recognised figures in Scottish history, and her son went on to become the first King of both England and Scotland. Now, Mary Queen of Scots, is to be honored with her own festival, which is to be held in Kinross-shire. Mary Stuart was born on 8 December, 1542, to James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise. Within a week of her birth, Mary’s father died…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry reveals an unfulfilled ambition to become a Gurkha

Earlier this week, Prince Harry revealed his secret ambition – to join the Gurkha regiment of the British Armed Forces. Unfortunately, The Prince, who will leave the Army this year after ten years of service, missed his true calling because of timing. Prince Harry has revealed an ambition he will never get to fulfil. Along with his grandparents and father, Prince Harry attended a reception…
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The Kents

Prince Michael of Kent to mark 75th anniversary of Dunkirk evacuation

Tomorrow, joined by veterans who served in the Second World War, Prince Michael of Kent will visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Dunkirk Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk. In 1940, Allied forces in France who were fighting against the Germans were surrounded and forced to retire to the beaches of Dunkirk, France. When they were there, they…
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