State & Ceremonial

Duke of Cambridge presents former UK Chancellor George Osborne with Companion of Honour

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11th November 2016
George Osborne was today presented with the Companion of Honour by The Duke of Cambridge during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was chosen to receive the honour by former Prime Minister David Cameron on his controversial resignation honours list. The Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours are granted by Her Majesty the Queen at the request of an…
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Royal Burials: Basilica of St Denis

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31st October 2016
The west facade of the Basilica (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons). The Basilica of St Denis, the burial site of the Kings of France, is located in northern Paris, in the suburb of Saint-Denis. Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and patron saint of France and served as the first bishop of Paris in the third century. The Basilica dedicated to this famous French saint is an architectural landmark, as…
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Sir Rod Stewart knighted by The Duke of Cambridge

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11th October 2016
Sir Rod Steward was knighted at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday at an investiture conducted by The Duke of Cambridge. The popular singer and entertainer said he was “on cloud nine” after receiving his honour for services to music and to charity. When being bestowed his knighthood, the 71-year-old told Prince William that he wished his parents could have lived long enough to see him…
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Royal Burials: Fontevraud Abbey

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11th October 2016
You may think that all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain are buried somewhere in our sceptre isle, even if in the case of some efforts are still going on to work out exactly where. In fact, two of our Kings and one of their wives at buried at the Royal Abbey of Our Lady…
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Royal Dukedoms - Duke of Edinburgh

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7th October 2016
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British Royal Family. The title does not carry any land or properties with it and it will return to the crown if there are no descendants. It was first granted to Prince…
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