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Indian Prime Minister withdraws from Commonwealth meeting over human rights issues

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10th November 2013
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has backed out of the 2013 CHOGM in Sri Lanka. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India will not be in attendance at the Commonwealth summit (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next week. The PM wrote to Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa to express his reasons for not attending, which include the issue of human rights. This comes as a bit of a hit to the…
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Queen leads country for Remembrance Sunday

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10th November 2013
The Queen was joined by members of the Royal Family on Sunday morning as the they gathered to mark this year’s Remembrance Sunday. The 87-year-old monarch was the first to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall to honour those who have died fighting for this…
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Appointment of new Chief Reporter

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10th November 2013
Royal Central is pleased to announce that Cindy Stockman has been appointed as Chief Reporter on Royal Central, effective from today. Cindy will work closely with the editorial team on important articles and finding new information to further improve how we report on royal…
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Caring Countess of Wessex moved to tears at Festival of Remembrance

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9th November 2013
The Countess of Wessex was moved to tears on Saturday evening when she joined The Queen and members of the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Sophie, who is married to The Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, broke into tears when families of Afghanistan war heroes were introduced at the Royal Albert Hall. Both her and Edward appeared emotional as the family…
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The Queen and Royal Family members set to attend Festival of Remembrance

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9th November 2013
The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and other Royal Family members will attend the Festival of Remembrance. This past week has seen senior members of the royal family showing their support of the poppy appeal. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will also join in the remembrance and paying of respect to Britain’s war dead. Her Majesty and Prince Philip will be in attendance at the Royal British Legion…
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Duchess of Cambridge reveals she took flying lessons

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8th November 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she has taken flying lessons following in the footsteps of many family members. Earlier this week, as she and Prince William showed support for the London Poppy Appeal, Kate told a group of RAF officers that she had been taking lessons…
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The many uniforms of Prince Harry explained

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7th November 2013
The British Army has a whole host of uniforms for all occasions and Prince Harry, as an officer in the Blues and Royals (on attachment to the Army Air Corps), gets to wear many of the 20+ orders of dress available to the Blues & Royals on a regular basis. Prince Harry…
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Prince Philip meets the pilot he helped save during World War II

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7th November 2013
The Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Harry visited the Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey today. In January 1945, the Duke of Edinburgh was First Lieutenant of HMS Whelp. That same year, Petty Officer (Airman) Norman Richardson was flying off HMS Victorious with the 849th Naval Air Squadron. Shot down by a Japanese Zero Fighter, Richardson was plucked out of the Coast of Sumatra in the…
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