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An Overview of Prince Harry's recent trip to Nepal

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31st March 2016
Prince Harry recently concluded his first trip to Nepal, where he visited a Gurkha camp, went trekking, and met earthquake survivors. The tour, which started as a four day trip in the capital of Kathmandu, was later extended by six days to help rebuild a school, in an undisclosed part of the country, damaged by the earthquake last year. Announcing the extention, he said: “The people I have met…
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Review: Our Queen at 90

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27th March 2016
I never watch royal documentaries, ever! In fact, the last documentary I watched which focused on The Royal Family was on the occasion of The Duke of Edinburgh’s 90th birthday back in 2011, so it seems fitting my next watch would celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. The build up to the programme was immense. All major news publications, both national and international, talked about the…
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Features

Buckingham Palace make formal complaint over outrageous newspaper article

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9th March 2016
Buckingham Palace have made a formal written complaint to the press watchdog over claims made Today’s newspaper front page by The Sun newspaper which suggests The Queen is in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. The tabloid newspaper reports that Her Majesty voiced strong Eurosceptic views during a lunch with the former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, five years ago in…
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The cocktails of the Royal Family

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24th February 2016
April 21st is fast approaching. Why not celebrate the Queen’s birthday like a royal yourself? After all, she’ll only turn 90 once. Who doesn’t enjoy raising a glass in style more than the Royal Family? Ever wonder what the cocktails of choice for the senior members…
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Does The Queen really own all the swans?

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8th February 2016
Whether or not Her Majesty actually owns all of the swans in the United Kingdom has been a question asked by many. The short answer is yes, she does. The Queen specifically owns any unclaimed mute swan in open water in both England and Wales in ceremonial fashion. This has been a law since medieval times. Her ownership is shared with the Worshipful Company of Dyers, granted to them by the Crown in…
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