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Corporal Nathan Cirillo: one of Her Majesty's own

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23rd October 2014
<![CDATA[Canada lost another brave soldier to terrorism this week. 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was brutally gunned down while he stood guard over the National War Memorial in Ottawa. He was shot by Muslim extremist, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, shortly after 10 a.m. before Zehaf-Bibeau trained his violence toward Parliament. He was silenced by Parliament’s head of security, sergeant-at-arms…
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The Duke of Marlborough dies at 88

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18th October 2014
<![CDATA[The 11th Duke of Marlborough passed away peacefully in his sleep, on the 16th October, Blenheim Palace announced. John Spencer-Churchill was born on the 13th April 1926. His godfather was the famous wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and through the…
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Major shakeup of royal protection

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1st August 2014
<![CDATA[The protection of the royal family will have a major shake-up Scotland Yard has confirmed. According to the London Evening Standard, the shake-up of royal protection is a controversial decision. The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Department officers who protect…
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The Queen orders new £5 coin to commemorate Prince George’s 1st birthday

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15th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Royal Mint are set to release a new commemorative £5 coin to celebrate Prince George's 1st birthday next month, a proclamation published bythe Privy Council shows. The proclamation, setting out the specification for the coin, was made in a meeting of the Privy Council where it was given The Queen's approval yesterday evening. Her Majestyhas given the order…
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King George VI's top hat to be auctioned

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24th April 2014
<![CDATA[A top hat that was once worn and owned by King George VI will be auctioned at the end of April in an online auction. The auction will take place on April 29 and Nate D. Sanders will be the auctioneer. The plush silk top hat was designed by Henry Heath Ltd. It…
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Knighthoods reinstated in Australia

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25th March 2014
<![CDATA[ The Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, announced earlier today that The Queen has amended letters patent constituting the Order of Australia. This means that Her Majesty can now award, on recommendation from the Australian Prime Minister, the title of Knight or Dame of the Order of Australia. Four titles per year can be awarded, and two for the year 2014 have already been…
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Palace moves in to protect online name of Royals

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19th February 2014
<![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Buckingham Palace has taken the step of registering web addresses for members of the Royal Family this month, in what appears to be a bid to protect the online image of the family, The Courtier has discovered. The websites were registered by Buckingham Palace staff earlier this month. Over 30 new web addresses in the names of members of the Royal Family were registered…
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