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The Queen and Princess Anne were the hardest working royals in 2016, according to Royal Central readers

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2nd January 2017
A poll conducted by Royal Central shows that almost a quarter of people believe The Queen was the hardest working royal in 2016, with another 20% saying her daughter was the hardest working. From a total of 1,376 responses, 325 voted to say that the 90-year-old monarch is the hardest working. The Princess Royal trailed behind with 258 people casting their vote declaring her the hardest…
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Remembering those who died in 2016

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28th December 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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Prince Charles was 2016's hardest working royal, followed by Princess Anne

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28th December 2016
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim O’Donovan, now on his 38th year of conducting the survey. A total of 3,725 engagements were performed by the 15 members of the Royal Family classed as working royals within the Court Circular. The total number of engagements…
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Zara and Mike Tindall lose their baby

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24th December 2016
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 expecting…
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Queen hosts pre-Christmas dinner for her family at Buckingham Palace

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20th December 2016
The Queen hosted her traditional pre-Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday for members of The Royal Family. Both senior royals and extended members of Her Majesty’s family arrived at Buckingham Palace for the meal at Tuesday lunchtime. Embed from Getty Images Among the first guests to arrive were The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, who all shared a car with Prince…
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Déjà vu for Prince Harry as he sleeps on board a Fleet Auxiliary Ship

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25th November 2016
For six nights during his fourteen-day Caribbean tour, Prince Harry is staying aboard a Royal Fleet Auxiliary boat. According to protocol when a member of the royal family is on board or a senior Naval officer, they are given the Captain’s cabin on the tanker. The Captain’s quarters aren’t much larger than officers quarters, but a source told The Mirror that staying on the ship reminds the…
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