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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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Australia's next Governor-General selected

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29th January 2014
<![CDATA[ The Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO is soon set to retire and rumours have been rife about who is going to replace her for months. On Tuesday, the appointment was confirmed when the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, announced that…
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William beats George as the most popular name of 2013

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1st January 2014
<![CDATA[In a survey conducted by the Daily Telegraph, William was crowned the most popular name among boys in 2013. Despite all of the attention he has received since his birth in July, George was voted the 2nd most popular name. The Prince of Wales must also feel reassured as the name Charles was voted the 3rd most popular. In 4th place was Henry, therefore making the most popular 4 names…
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Prince Philip makes GQ's list of best dressed men of 2014

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30th December 2013
While sartorial success is most often associated with his granddaughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, it seems that Prince Philip is not far behind. The Duke of Edinburgh was voted 26th in GQ’s compilation of the best dressed men for the coming year – and he is the only royal to make the list. Although the Duke’s oldest son, Prince Charles, featured on the list in eighth…
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