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The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark commemorate Flag Day

The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been deployed on missions abroad.Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in Copenhagen.First, the Crown Prince and Princess laid a wreath at a service at the Monument for Denmark’s International…
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Balmoral's royal history - from holiday home to political setting

Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, is getting a global close up as The Queen appoints the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign at the Scottish residence.Liz Truss accepted Her Majesty’s invitation to form a government in a short meeting at Balmoral, on September 6th 2022, the first time that the appointment of a Prime Minister has taken place at this royal home.And it’s put…
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Why 'Liz meets Liz' isn't strictly true as The Queen prepares to welcome a new Prime Minister

The Queen is about to appoint her fifteenth Prime Minister and headline writers are readying themselves for a field day. For the new premier is Liz Truss – cue yards and yards of ‘Liz meets Liz’ lines as the two come face to face at Balmoral where HM will ask her namesake to be PM. It’s the first time in almost 200 years that the British Monarch and the British Prime Minister have had the…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reveal involvement in exciting new book project

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have written the foreword for a new children’s book coming out later this month. The couple have penned the introduction for Puzzles for Spies, written by officials from the Government Communications Headquarters.Puzzles for Spiesis packed with “everything from codes and brainteasers to word riddles and language puzzles” and has been…
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