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King Charles honours Holocaust survivors at Buckingham Palace as plans to visit Auschwitz for commemoration are announced

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14th January 2025
King Charles III is already making plans for his first overseas trip of the New Year, visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland for a solemn commemoration. The visit, on January 27th, will take place on the 80th anniversary of when the concentration camp was liberated. The King will join leaders from around the world at the commemoration. On January 27th 1945, Allied troops entered…
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Queen Sonja of Norway hospitalised

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11th January 2025
Queen Sonja has been admitted to Lillehammer Hospital In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that Queen Sonja has been hospitalised for observation following atrial fibrillation earlier in the day during on a skiing trip. Queen Sonja was taken to…
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Queen Sofía given huge honour by King Felipe VI

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11th January 2025
King Felipe has awarded his mother with Spain’s highest honour as the 50th anniversary of her becoming queen approaches. In an official State Bulletin published on 10 January 2025, King Felipe decreed that Queen Sofía would be awarded the Collar of the Insigne Order of the Golden Fleece. The Spanish King declared that he was awarding his mother the honour “to bear witness to My Royal…
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Prince Edward recognises outstanding achievements at special Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremony at Buckingham Palace

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6th January 2025
A teenager who used her cancer treatment as a way to help others is among a group of young people recognised by the Duke of Edinburgh for their outstanding achievements. For the second year running, the Duke of Edinburgh Award has celebrated some of the most inspiring people taking part in the scheme with its ‘This is Youth’ event. The outstanding achievements of some participants…
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Major moment looms in plans for national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

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3rd January 2025
The competition to find a designer to create the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has entered a crucial stage. The government deadline for teams interested in designing the monument is looming. The memorial, in the heart of London, is set to be a lasting tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with the government calling it ”one of the most significant design projects in recent British…
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