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Prince buys 80 seats on a plane for his 80 falcons

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1st February 2017
Dogs, cats, even ferrets, all animals that are fairly common to see on a flight, however, falcons may be another story. In most western civilisations seeing the large bird aboard a plane would come as a shock, in the Middle East, it is a fairly common sight to see one or two the birds on a flight. Yet, even to locals, a Prince from Saudi Arabia surprised passengers when he took up 80 seats on an…
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Emperor Akihito opens Japanese National Diet

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22nd January 2017
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan, opened the Japanese National Diet this Friday. Reading a prepared speech within the upper assembly, it marks Japan’s 189th Ordinary Session since the first Imperial Diet was opened by Emperor Meiji on 29 November 1890. In accordance with the Japanese Constitution, it is one of the Emperor’s numerous duties to formally open the Japanese…
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Possible date for Emperor's abdication revealed

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11th January 2017
According to a government source, the Japanese government has been considering the possibility of Crown Prince Naruhito acceding to the Chrysanthemum Throne ahead of schedule. During a rare televised address last August, Emperor Akihito of Japan first alluded to a possible desire to step down from service and pass the role of Emperor to his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. The wish was not expressed…
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Rwandan King's Successor Named

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9th January 2017
The late King Kigeli V of Rwanda. Photo Credit: Rwanda Library via Wikimedia Commons CC The new Head of the Rwandan Royal House has been announced by the Rwandan Royal Council of Abiru via the Prester John Institute, the Royal and Imperial Council of Foreign…
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Last heir to the Ottoman Empire dies at age 92

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7th January 2017
The last heir to the former Ottoman Empire, Prince Bayezid Osman, has died at the age of 92. Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu was the 44th head of the Ottoman family. On Friday he died at his home in New York, USA. If the Ottoman monarchy were restored, he would be Grand Sultan Bayezid III. Ahmed Tevfik Pasha, the last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Photo: Bain News Service via Wikimedia Commons. He…
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