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European monarchs send their condolences following the London terror attack

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24th March 2017
European monarchs and other royals from across the world have sent their condolences to Her Majesty following the horrendous terror attack in London on Wednesday. The Queen has so far received messages from Belgium, Greece, Jordan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and Sweden. King Philippe of Belgium called The Queen yesterday to express his sympathy. The attacks in London occurred exactly one year…
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Former Empress of Iran: "We wanted to create progress"

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25th February 2017
Within the basement of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, sealed away from public view the majority of the time, there lies a collection of images bearing silent testimony to a world now long passed. The scenes show men dancing to music, women wearing fashionable clothing sitting in university lectures, stylish young couples enjoying what is for all appearances a relaxed and easy living. The…
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Queen Mother of Tonga dies at the age of 90

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20th February 2017
The Queen Mother of Tonga, Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata’aho, has died at the age of 90. She was flown to New Zealand last week to be treated for minor medical issues. However, she died in an Auckland hospital on Saturday. The Tongan consul in New Zealand, Stafford…
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Saudi Arabian King's daughter-in-law sued by her agent of British property deals

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13th February 2017
Princess Nouf bint Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud – daughter-in-law of King Salmon of Saudi Arabia – has been accused of withholding fees from her agent for property deals he helped broker in London and the Home Counties. Mohamed Hussein cites the princess’s refusal to pay as a breach in contract and is suing the princess for £6 million. His lawyers maintain that ‘Princess Nouf was enriched…
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Emperor to enjoy brief rest following fever

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2nd February 2017
Although the Emperor of Japan is afforded no political powers by the Japanese Constitution, he still must attend to numerous other ceremonial duties, such as his opening of the Japanese National Diet earlier this year. Many of these are purely ceremonial, maintained out of a sense of cultural tradition that links modern Japan with its past. Unfortunately, however, it would seem that His Imperial…
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