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Last heir to the Ottoman Empire dies at age 92

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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The Royal Family attend New Year's Day church service without The Queen.

Senior members of The Royal Family attended the traditional New Year Day church service this morning at Sandringham, with one notable absence. Embed from Getty Images The Queen was unable to attend the service due to an ongoing “heavy cold” that she has been suffering with for the past couple of weeks. Leading The Royal Family in Her Majesty’s place was The Duke of Edinburgh…
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Remembering those who died in 2016

Many friends and relatives of the Royal Family have died this year, as well as royals from across Europe and the world. Here we remember some of those who passed away in 2016. The Duke of Westminster In August, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, The Duke of…
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BREAKING NEWS: Queen to miss Christmas Day church service due to illness

Buckingham Palace has announced that The Queen will miss today’s Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Christmas Day due to illness. This is the first time in living memory that Her Majesty hasn’t attended the traditional Christmas Day service and is unprecedented. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty The Queen will not attend Church at…
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Zara and Mike Tindall lose their baby

A spokeswoman for Zara and Mike Tindall have announced that the couple have lost their baby during pregnancy. Today’s announcement comes just four weeks after the couple revealed how excited they were to be expecting another child. The Queen’s granddaughter was…
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Bill English becomes The Queen's 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Bill English has been named as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand following the surprise resignation of John Key last week. Mr English becomes the 16th Prime Minister to have governed over New Zealand during Her Majesty’s reign. He has previously expressed his support for the continuation of the monarchy in New Zealand. The new Prime Minister will officially be sworn into office later on…
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