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A timeline of Iñaki Urdangarín's time in prison

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9th March 2022
Over the past 15 months, news of Iñaki Urdangarín being offered new conditions to serve his sentence for tax fraud and money laundering have come out regularly. Let’s take a look back at the timeline of the story. On 12 June 2018, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled to uphold Urdangarín’s prison sentence, although they reduced it to five years and ten months from six years and three months.
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What are Letters Patent?

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7th March 2022
Letters Patent in the United Kingdom are legal instruments typically issued by the monarch.These patents grant an office, right, title, or status to a person. They can also be used for the creation of different corporations or offices, granting city status, granting…
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Unseen portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales takes centre stage in new Kensington Palace exhibition

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3rd March 2022
A previously unseen portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales is among the photos on show in a new exhibition opening at her former home, Kensington Palace.The picture, taken by David Bailey is part of a new event in Jubilee year, Life Through a Royal Lens, which examines the relationship between royalty and photography. The snap was taken in 1988 for one of Diana’s patronages but never…
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The discreet bridesmaid who became a Queen

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28th February 2022
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess Mary’s wedding dress…
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Platinum Jubilee inspires new beer as countdown to celebration weekend really gets under way

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25th February 2022
A brand new beer inspired by the Platinum Jubilee has been launched as the countdown to the big celebratory weekend hit 100 days.Windsor and Eton Brewery saw customers enjoy their  Castle Hill Platinum Pale Ale for the first time on February 22nd 2022. The drink, described as ”distinctive and refreshing” was created to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s…
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Is it time for every country to remove controversial royal statues?

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24th February 2022
In Belgium, a report on decolonisation has recommended that a bronze statue of King Leopold II in Brussels be melted down or removed. This is only the newest in a continual call for controversial statues to be removed, including royal statues. But should these statues be removed and melted down? In June and July 2021, a statue of Queen Victoria was torn down in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by…
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