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Balmoral's royal history - from holiday home to political setting

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6th September 2022
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

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5th September 2022
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

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3rd September 2022
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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The first American Princess of Monaco

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2nd September 2022
American by birth, hugely popular and credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly. Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier III, another US born…
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The Queen's role in appointing a new Prime Minister

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2nd September 2022
The Queen is never truly on holiday. Currently at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty is still receiving her red boxes on a daily basis. And advisors are no doubt keeping her in the loop about the choice of a new Prime Minister.  Though politically neutral, the Queen is the…
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Can The Queen reject the new Prime Minister chosen by the Conservative Party?

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1st September 2022
The UK is about to get a new Prime Minister but before they get to work, they need to meet The Queen. Can Her Majesty reject the selected candidate? Technically, yes. Realistically, no. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and The Queen’s role is mainly ceremonial. She will approve what her government decides. Current British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, resigned in July after…
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