Palaces & Buildings

Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Plant Trees At Anmer Hall For Privacy

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20th January 2013
Anmer Hall, the cottage the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to be given as a gift from The Queen as a country home, has had trees planted around the cottage in what seems like an attempt to increase privacy from outsiders. The cottage, with its 10 bedrooms and on The Queen’s 20,000 acre estate is now an almost dead-cert for the Duke and Duchess as a country retreat. The detailed…
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Why Is Prince Edward An Earl, Not A Duke?

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19th January 2013
In any Royal commentator’s books, the announcement in 1999 that Prince Edward would be made an Earl and not a Duke on his wedding day gave quite a shock. By tradition, male children of the sovereign receive a Dukedom on their wedding day, therefore making their new…
The Yorks

Telegraph Newspaper Slams Beatrice & Eugenie: "They Make A Laughing Stock Of Us All"

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19th January 2013
Telegraph newspaper writer Judith Woods has today, slammed Princess Beatrice and Eugenie’s use as business representatives for the United Kingdom, saying: “Flagging up Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie as ambassadors for British brands makes a laughing stock of us all”. For two days this week HRH Princess Beatrice of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York played the role of business…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice & Eugenie In Germany - Is This The Start Of A Royal Life For The York Girls?

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17th January 2013
This week, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York are heading to Germany to promote British interests. This is the Princesses’ first engagement in their own right. Before, they led a royal life, but without much of a public role. Recently graduating from university, the Princesses aren’t expected to take on a royal life. In The Queen’s idea of a cost-conscious, slimmed…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice And Eugenie To Be UK Trade Ambassadors In Germany

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14th January 2013
Royal sources have reported today that Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Of York are to represent the UK in Germany as trade ambassadors on a year-long promotion. On Thursday, The Queen’s granddaughters will kick off their tour by driving a Mini [car] from Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to the British Embassy in the city. They will continue their first joint overseas…
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