State & Ceremonial

A sense of normality - Changing of the Guard takes place for the first time in 17 months

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23rd July 2021
On Thursday, for the first time since March 2020, the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards performed the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle. The ceremony marks the moment when soldiers who are currently on duty, the Old Guard, exchange places with the New Guard. [getty src=”1234111567″ width=”594″ height=”372″ tld=”com”] The Household Division…
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CoronavirusPalaces & Buildings

Royal Collection Trust sees operating loss of £36 million due to pandemic

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16th July 2021
The Royal Collect Trust annual accounts show it experienced operating losses of £36 million over the last year because of the pandemic. The charity warns it’s expecting it will take several years before visitor numbers and trading activity at royal residences return to pre-pandemic levels. On top of that estimate, the trust expects there will be further significant losses over the next…
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State & Ceremonial

Dedicated horse who had leading role at the weddings of Prince William and Prince Harry retires after 18 years of service

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5th July 2021
A Household Cavalry horse that played a leading role at the weddings of both Prince William and Prince Harry has retired after 18 dedicated years of service. 22-year-old Empress, a Cavalry Black charger, will retire to The Horse Trust – a sanctuary for retired horses. In a feature published by Your Horse, Captain Skip Nicholls, the riding master at the Household Cavalry Mounted…
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FeaturesMonacoRoyal Weddings

Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco

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2nd July 2021
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the attention of the world. The wedding was one of the biggest royal events in Europe that decade and turned an Olympic swimmer into a consort. It also brought a dash of…
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