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Craft expert who helped make the Duchess of Cambrige's wedding dress retires

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11th November 2021
A lace-maker who helped create one of the most famous wedding dresses in the world is now retiring. Ian Palfreyman, 72, from Sawley, Derbsyhire has worked as a twist hand for nearly 57 years. A twist hand is someone who operates machines that specialise in making lace. Palfreyman started his work in 1965 at Birkin’s in Long Eaton. At the time, the fresh out of school student was on a…
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Prince Charles takes the Metro and hangs out at a local coffee shop during visit to Newcastle

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10th November 2021
During his royal visit to Newcastle on 9 November, Prince Charles showed he was just like any other man by riding the Metro and hanging out at a local coffee shop. The day started with the Prince arriving at the City Central Station by royal train and taking the Metro to Haymarket to mark the network’s 40th anniversary. Greeted by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, Mrs…
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Monument dedicated to Prince Edward unveiled

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5th November 2021
The U.K. Hgh Commission in Samoa has unveiled a new monument in Savai’i in honour of a visit to the big island by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, nearly 30 years ago. The monument was officially dedicated at the end of October at Prince Edward Park in Iva…
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Princess Anne visits Northern Ireland

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4th November 2021
For the second time this year, The Princess Royal travelled to Province in Northern Ireland for a series of engagements. During her first engagement of the day, The Princess visited the Siege Museum in Derry-Londonderry. Since the summer of 2005, the museum has served as…
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The Earl of Snowdon: From headline grabber to genteel discretion

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3rd November 2021
Some may know him as The Right Honourable David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, and some may know him as The Queen’s nephew. The 3 of November marks 60 years since David was born to Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. Fully named David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones at birth, David was born 3 November 1961 at Clarence House. Baptised on 19 December in…
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Prince William addresses world leaders at COP26

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2nd November 2021
At the COP26 Climate Summit, the Duke of Cambridge joined Earthshot Prize Winners and finalists in addressing world leaders. The Duke spoke during the Accelerating Clean technology Innovation and Deployment session in one of the plenary rooms at the summit. This…
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Barbados to remove The Queen as head of state at the end of November

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2nd November 2021
With the election of Barbados’ first President, on 30 November, when the Caribbean island becomes a Republic, Queen Elizabeth II will no longer be the head of state. The island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason was elected almost unanimously by the former British colony’s parliament with only one member declining to vote. Mason, a 72-year-old judge and former ambassador…
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